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As from this month, the poisonous slug pellets containing metaldehyde have been withdrawn from sale. From now on, in the UK, you can only buy pellets containing ferric phosphate. Many of these have been designated as being suitable use for use in organic gardening. This is a triumph for organic growers, who have long campaigned for the ban of toxic metaldehyde.
It’s not long before the schools break up here in London and this is signifying a change of atmosphere in the city. Roads and public transport are emptier and the whole place feels less manic
Henry Dimbleby – co-founder of restaurant chain Leon and of the Sustainable Restaurant Association – has been appointed by Environment Secretary Michael Gove to lead the first major review of the UK food system in nearly 75 years.
For Chris, June has been consumed, mainly by two things. The first has been setting up the balcony garden and of course, the second has been the weather!
Scientists say that worldwide plant extinction is occurring far faster than would be expected naturally. With almost 600 plant species lost from the wild in the last 250 years, the number is twice that of all bird, mammal and amphibian extinctions combined. That's at a rate of nearly 3 species a year since 1900.
In a recent article in the PAN UK newsletter, Dr Michel Pimbert explains why agroecology is so important in a farming world dominated by agribusiness chemicals.