growing

Despite British farmers producing 60% of the food we eat in this country, many consumers are unsure of what we actually grow in Britain according to a new survey released this week, with many unaware we grow staple foods like potatoes, apples and oats.

The survey, commissioned by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) ahead of this weekend’s Open Farm Sunday revealed that one in three...

Tamar Grow Local will be creating a land trust of starter horticultural units in the Tamar Valley aimed at reinvigorating mid-scale production in the area.

The starter units will enable new entrants into agriculture to access 1-3 acre parcels of land at an affordable cost and utilise business support, training, equipment share and access to markets. Alongside the starter units, a not-...

More green-fingered people are getting to grips with spades and shovels as part of the Council’s commitment to provide more allotments.

The Council has recently cleared an unused area of land within the Lower Compton allotments to make way for nine new plots.

Council staff cleared trees and massive bramble bushes which had taken over the area. They also tilled the soil and...