Farm Notes 3rd December
This Week’s Veg Boxes As always, the boxes reflect what’s in good condition right now and what suits the season. Full Box Half Box The rush cabbage and kale are both at their best at this time of year — cold weather brings sweetness, and they hold well in the kitchen for soups, stir-fries, and […]
When Exactly Is Winter Anyway?
Persephone and the Greeks had it right — winter isn’t punishment, it’s permission. A time to slow down, rest, and prepare for the next busy growing season.
How Farming Almost Lost Its Soul
Most farmers knew something tragic was occurring. They didn’t need a scientist to tell them that the soil was dying
Food addiction is not only an illness, it’s a marketing tool
Supermarkets, our modern-day pushers who often aim their most addictive products at children.
The Beans on Our Shelves
a slowly unfolding horror story.
Chlorpyrifos was banned in the EU because of its links to brain damage in children and developmental disorders. Yet, beans treated with Chlorpyrifos are found on supermarket shelves 12 months of the year.
Irish Baby Leaf Salads:
You very seldom see irish grown baby leaf salads on supermarket shelves, why is that?
The problem for irish growers is that the multiples have built their system to suit high-volume, factory-farmed, often hydroponically grown greens
DOUBLE DUTCH
The supermarket model is built for low-cost, high-margin produce. Taste, nutrition, and freshness don’t count. Cheap food is never really cheap — someone always pays — and for too long that has been the Irish grower.
A Good Food News Story
Perhaps there was always that memory of real food, buried somewhere deep in our subconscious, a fragment of childhood, of food cooked by our grandmothers or vegetables grown by an ageing uncle, and it has taken us a long time to realise what it was we were missing.
5 Reasons Why A Veg Box Might Change Your Life
Have you ever wondered if a veg box might be right for you? Many people don’t realise just how much it can simplify and enhance life, making it easier to eat well and support the environment while still being easy and convenient. Here are just five of the many reasons why a veg box could be a great choice for you.
Right now, the biggest risk to your health is what you are eating
Our diets have changed — and not for the better. We’re eating more ultra-processed foods: ready meals, sugary cereals, sweetened drinks, heavily refined snacks. These foods are quick and cheap, but low in nutrients and high in additives.