by Sara Gregson | Mar 21, 2013 | Gardening & Environment
Grazing guru and biologist Allan Savory recently gave an inspirational TED talk (riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world at www.ted.com). It has already had over 600,000 views – so it’s certainly hitting a chord. His key messages are: ♦ Two thirds of...
by Sara Gregson | Mar 5, 2013 | Gardening & Environment
West Dorset dairy farmer Jason Barber is creating quite a stir with his Black Cow Vodka – launched last May. The world’s first pure milk vodka is made entirely from the milk of grass grazed cows and nothing else. It might sound a bit odd – but nomads in Siberia have...
by Sara Gregson | Feb 14, 2013 | Gardening & Environment
The Prince of Wales is encouraging the planting of at least 60 new wildflower meadows in honour of the diamond anniversary of The Queen’s coronation this year. Species-rich native grassland in this country has been pretty much decimated over the past 70 years, with...
by Sara Gregson | Jan 14, 2013 | Gardening & Environment
Air accidents caused by wild birds cause an estimated 3billion $US of damage worldwide each year, and in the worst cases can bring planes down. Indeed the incredible emergency landing on the Hudson River in New York in 2009 was precipitated by bird-strike. The problem...
by Sara Gregson | Oct 22, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
Gloucestershire cattle farmers Paul and Kirsty Westaway produce the best beef in the world – and that’s official! In a recent blind taste trial carried out by EBLEX, which compared steaks from around the world – including the USA, South America and Australia...
by Sara Gregson | Sep 7, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
Marram grass – that grey, green prickly grass that catches your legs when climbing up sand dunes, is fantastically adapted to life by the sea. Metres-long roots reach down in search of moisture, while creeping stems called rhizomes extend widthways below the surface,...