Not Delia

Day: 8 August 2008

  • Organic vs Conventional Farming – the debate

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    Waitrose has recently published an excellent podcast of a debate about organic issues between Patrick Holden, Director of the Soil Association, and Anthony Gibson, Director of Communications for the National Farmers’ Union (NFU). Very interesting, informative and thought-provoking – and it’s refreshing to listen to a reasonable debate where the participants aren’t knocking metaphorical lumps…

  • Back to nature…

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    The rise and rise of the organic farming movement over the past century.

  • Love Your Leftovers

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    Which? revealed today the results of a survey, commissioned by Sainsbury’s, which showed that people are wasting less food because of the credit crunch. People are cooking more from scratch and using up leftovers more often. However, a spokesperson for Sainsbury’s said that the research had also revealed that widespread confusion over “best before” and…