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Japanese wineberry: where and how to grow
Japanese Wineberry thrives in forest margins and produces tasty morsels of delicious flavour. Anna-Marie Barnes introduces a hardy bramble suitable for those who like plants that look after themselves.

The battle for the future of food
Jon Carapiet outlines why the push for automatic acceptance of unproven technologies that have the potential to irreversibly contaminate our food and environment (aka GE) is the wrong direction.

Preparing for winter: organic gardening tips and tasks for autumn
Autumn is traditionally viewed as a time for winding down the food garden, but it doesn’t need to be that way. With a cost-of-living crisis on our doorstep, Diana Noonan gives practical advice on adopting a waste-free approach to harvesting and preparing a garden that will provide fresh produce throughout the chilliest (and priciest) periods of the year.
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The best of both worlds: Regen ag and organics
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Soil under pressure
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The rainforest of the sea
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Nourishing our elders
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Shovel-ready solutions to fight climate change
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Compost solutions for urban renters
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Keep your garden safe from killer compost
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Antiviral plant medicine
Denise Cox explores the antiviral properties of plants, particularly…

How to make a charbecue
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Organics: the time is now!
We need to lead the way
By Noel Josephson, CEO of Ceres…

The joys of sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is one of the healthiest fermented foods you can make. It's good for gut health, and is high in vitamins C, K, B6, folate, and minerals including iron, calcium and magnesium. Mike Bradstock offers step by step instructions for how to make it.

Super natural growing power
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Local food, local money
Sharon Stevens looks at the connection between local, regenerative…