The world has forgotten that farmers are the most important human beings alive. Not only do they grow food, they also manage half the world’s land, three-quarters of its fresh water and a third of the atmosphere. The challenge facing the next farming generation is to double the global food supply, using half the water, […]
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How to grow food in strange places
You don’t need a garden to grow your own fruit and veg. If you’re a budding horticulturalist with no space to swing a trowel, here are some creative – and sometimes bizarre – ideas from around the world Mushrooms in disused railway tunnels and strawberries in drainpipes… perhaps it’s silly but I find food growing […]
