A beginner’s experience of compleating
According to the 'Love food hate waste' website one-third of the food produced globally goes to waste, with an estimated 10 million tonnes of food waste being produced in the…
March in the vegetable garden
March has arrived at last. It is particularly welcome as February was very cold and the snow showers seemed endless
Swaledale’s climate twin
What will the climate actually be like here in Swaledale in future years?
February in the vegetable garden
The weather in February can be very changeable; some days are warm and sunny and other days are still very cold with persistent rain and sleet
Reeth: Swaledale’s civic centre or just another village?
Discussion about the YDNPA's latest consultation on the local plan.
January in the vegetable garden
January is a very cold month but there are still vegetables to pick and sowing to be done.
The Reith (Reeth?) Lectures 2020
The final Reith lecture this year was entitled 'From Climate Crisis to Real Prosperity’.
The next industrial revolution?
In late November there was a brief fanfare to accompany the Government’s release of its ‘ten-point plan for a green…
December in the vegetable garden
The daylight hours drop to their lowest this month but there are crops ready for harvest and still a few…
November in the vegetable garden
As we head towards the dark, cold and damp year-end, we continue our series of blog posts about how to…