Organic Wales - organic Welsh living!

The majority of boilers in this country are heated by natural gas, and this combustion of course leads to the release of, amongst other things, carbon dioxide into the air. However, the type of boiler that heats your water is key to determining the level of these emissions.

Electricity is a commodity that was harnessed by humans at the end of the last millennium - but unlike the energy sources it comes from (like fossil fuels), electricity will continue to be essential to the human race as we metaphorically plough forward into the new millennium.

At the moment, the majority of the electricity in the UK comes from burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil – all of which contributes to higher carbon emissions and furthers climate change. Green, or renewable, electricity accounts for a lowly 5.5% of our electricity just now, but this looks set to change.

In the depths of winter, when days last barely eight hours, spring seems a very long way away. The bare branches and lack of birdsong only compounds the sense of an unwelcoming landscape, but in fact there is plenty to celebrate.

The fungi season starts in March with the emergence of morels on waste ground – surely one of our most delicious species?

Old Bridge, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2EZ. Fri 5th March 9am to 3pm

Merthyr Tydfil town centre, 14a Glebeland Street, Merthyr Tydfil

Knighton Farmers & Community Market is held on the fourth Saturday of each month, and offers up to 35 stalls indoors in a heated hall.

Bridge Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, NP20 4NA
Fri 12 Feb

Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2AD