Health Wales is highlighting the work of Welsh Crucible researchers – the cream of Welsh research talent. Dr Elaine Jensen explains how the common grass Miscanthus can become a source of sustainable energy LITTLE did …
Organic Wales News & Events
The Prince of Wales’s company makes £4 million but gives nothing to charity
When Clarence House was asked about the surprising figures for the firm, which owns the copyrights to the Prince’s art works as well as selling organic foods and lifestyle products through Highgrove shops and a website, a spokesman initially suggested …
Charities to reap £3m from fee for throwaway plastic bags
The Welsh Assembly move has the backing of all parties and is expected to set a template for the rest of the UK. It means shops could generate £3million a year, providing a lifeline to organisations struggling for funding as well as tackling the waste …
Taste of Wales event today – South Wales Evening Post
Speaking on the importance of local sourcing and food production to the Welsh economy, Alun Davies, said: “We are producing excellent food and drink in Wales and I am delighted that Tesco is making Welsh food accessible to consumers as well as allowing …
Spicy ice cream & beer shampoo – it’s time for Llangollen Food Festival!
And local brewers Llangollen Brewery will be selling soap and hair products with its Welsh Black ale a key ingredient! Held over the weekend of October 15 and 16, few food feasts boast a more beautiful location and the tree- and heather-clad hills …
Welsh schools to get climate change education pack
The Climate Change Educational Resource Pack contains a number of sections on issues such as the global climate perspective, the Welsh climate perspective, food supply and natural resources, settlement, critical infrastructure, industry and health and …
Welsh-based scientists put case for bioenergy
THE challenge of using agricultural land to grow both food and fuel is being addressed by a team of Welsh academics. Scientists at Aberystwyth University’s Ibers – the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural …
Abergavenny Food Festival brings £30 million to Gwent
Mr Waters added that the festival was no longer just about one weekend, but that there was also a Christmas fair, and that organisers have taken local produce to similar events in Puglia, Italy, to promote the best of Welsh produce.
Green manure cuts the mustard
And some organic gurus claim it can also deter wireworm – the larvae of the click beetle which ruined our maincrop of maris pipers. In 2001 the use of mustard as a wireworm control was tested in mid Wales – here’s the link to the study. …
Green groups angered as biomass plant approved
Holyhead, Wales, where the biomass plant is due to be built. Photograph: Richard Klune/Corbis The government has given the go-ahead to a huge wood-burning plant which it claims will provide power for a quarter of all Welsh homes, sparking outrage among …
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