Environment

ROSEHIP: NATURAL VITAMIN C BOOSTER – how to do it Hedgerows are a key part of organic and natural farming offering biodiversity that helps to keep the balance. Dog roses are a natural part [...]

Hommage to Thich Nhat Hanh, and his books on love and environment Thay, Zen Buddhist monk, poet, writer, teacher, peace activist, environmentalist, and founder of Plum Village and his legacy of [...]

Chemical fertiliser nitrogen major part of annual direct GHG emissions from agriculture How Does Agriculture contribute to Emissions creating Climate Change? You probably immediately think of [...]

Climate Change – top five books to inform yourself In this article Caro Feely, organic farmer and writer outlines her best five books to inform yourself on the Climate Crisis. Here is my [...]

Climate Crisis – free virtual event and debate Friday 26 Nov, 6pm Paris time Join Caro Feely, organic farmer, writer and teacher online via zoom. What is the climate crisis? How urgent is [...]

Climate Crisis – virtual presentation and debate Friday 12 Nov, 6pm Paris time Join Caro Feely, organic farmer, writer and teacher online via zoom. What is the climate crisis? How urgent is [...]

Biodiversity- what is it and why is it important Wine growing is a monoculture, the opposite of biodiversity, but we can mitigate this. In this article I outline the biodiversity crisis and what [...]

Frost April 7, 8 and 13, 2021 – impact and assessment Many of our mailing list subscribers (signup here) and readers have reached out about the frosts that hit France in the last week. [...]

A walk on the wild side This is a short photographic walk through the wild things – a 3 hectare conservation and biodiversity zone at chateau Feely. Sean had found a giant tree that he [...]

Latest pesticide statistics make for dismal reading This week the French association Generations Futurs released their ‘Glyph Awards’ the award for the biggest consumers of pesticides [...]