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Roast sausage, apple and potato with cabbage and cider gravy

I must start by apologising that September’s recipe is so late. Despite this, the main star in this dish, apples, thankfully continue to be plentiful into October. Here I have used them to give extra sweetness to a roasted sausage and potato dish. Originally, we used English codlings, a heritage variety from Ben’s orchard, andContinueContinue reading “Roast sausage, apple and potato with cabbage and cider gravy”

One fifth of English farms have disappeared in past 10 years

England’s green and pleasant land: a patchwork quilt of green and gold fields with quaint little villages nestled in between and ancient farms run by families who have worked the land for generations. Is this a true perspective of the English countryside? You and I know that this rose-tinted view is not the reality, norContinueContinue reading “One fifth of English farms have disappeared in past 10 years”

Courgette and Cheddar Scones

July’s recipe from Thinkingcountry’s resident seasonal recipe writer, Holly Betts, is for these delicious savoury scones. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. July is in full swing and this month the recipe includes that most plentiful of veggies, the lovely courgette. Once the plant gets going the best thing is to pick the courgettes when they are small. It isContinueContinue reading “Courgette and Cheddar Scones”

African Continent Faces the ArmyWorm

Whenever there is news reported about Africa in the west it tends to be bad news. I therefore don’t really relish writing this article. I’m following the trend. However, what amazes me is that apart from an article in the FT and in The Independent the mainstream media [I accept that the Ugandan Independent isn’t ‘mainstream’ inContinueContinue reading “African Continent Faces the ArmyWorm”

Bee biodiversity for better human well-being – Guest Post by Marvin Delany

N.b Image by David Dewitt (See here for more information) The UN conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972 raised awareness of the negative effects of industrial development on agriculture. Standardization of production systems damages the genetic heritage of a number of species. One of the most endangered species is the darkContinueContinue reading “Bee biodiversity for better human well-being – Guest Post by Marvin Delany”