Bristol Harbour sees the return of the Soil Association’s Organic Food Festival this weekend, 6th & 7th September. And it’s about much more than just food! It’s Europe’s largest celebration of all things organic and kicks off this year’s Organic Fortnight. The festival is in its eigth year and this time there will be over [...]

Are you making the most of the incredibly short asparagus season? Blink and you miss it… May and early June see the brief few weeks when we can get hold of locally-grown asparagus (I’m talking UK and Europe here – apologies to the rest of the global community!). Asparagus is a short-lived treat! The rest [...]

Happy Belated New Year! Well, it has been quite some time since I last posted which I apologise about and as this is the my first post of the year I thought that I would follow Arcadia’s example and post my New Year resolution and also some green pledges for 2008. New Year Resolution My [...]

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, mainly because this is an initiative co-ordinated by the husband of a friend of mine, and I love what they are doing. A group of people in Fife are aiming to eat food only produced in Fife. I have to say that my first thought [...]

Have you ever wanted to have your say about local food producers? Is there one near you that deserves a pat on the back? Or perhaps one that needs “a little feedback”? Free Range Review is a website that gives you the chance to do just that. It’s the place to go if you want [...]

Listening to the fireworks and thinking about butternut squash soup, I suddenly realised I’ve only eaten 3 courgettes this year. That’s not because I don’t like them – I really do. There just don’t seem to have been any! This time last year I had a freezer full of courgette soup (ask me if you’d [...]

I beleive that local, fresh and organic food can help to prevent ill-health and also help heal those who are ill. Which is why I am  supporting Nottingham City and QMC Hospital’s proposal to have an on-site kitchen using sustainable development technologies at the hospital. The proposed kitchen would supply patients with freshly cooked food, brought in [...]

Do you get a veg box? Have you voted yet? Now’s your chance! Voting is now open for the 2007 UK Veg Box Awards. So if you think your box scheme provider deserves a pat on the back, please take a minute to fill in the online nomination form: Vote Now Every vote counts and [...]

Have you got a favourite “green” book – or recipe book? Would you like to tell people why you like it? We’ve just launched a book review section on the Vegbox-Recipes website and we need your help to get lots of great book reviews on it. Maybe you’ve got a favourite recipe book that you [...]

If you’re anywhere near Swindon and fancy looking round an organic farm this weekend, there are two open days not to be missed! On Saturday, the National Trust is running its annual Coleshill Local Food Festival. (See the website for details of all the activities, including a mini beer festival and even bird box making [...]