How to use the Natural Grow Kit
Add some wholesome and affordable therapy to your routine with no experience needed. This kit contains everything you need to keep your...
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Jul 21, 20233 min read
My Natural Fertiliser
I have spent the last few months carefully curating what I believe to be the best natural fertiliser on the market. This has involved...
Alex
Jul 7, 20231 min read
10,000 Follower Giveaway
To celebrate reaching 10,000 followers on Instagram, I will be giving away 5 of my Natural Grow Kits Grow the freshest seasonal fruit,...
Alex
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Natural Grow Kit
I’m so happy to announce the launch of my Natural Grow Kits 🥳 Why buy the 50 Ways To Cook Natural Grow Kit? Grow the freshest seasonal...
Alex
Jun 9, 20233 min read
Tackling Student Food Insecurity: Universities to Support Urban Farming
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to affect people across the UK, a recent study has brought to light the extent of student food...
Alex
May 20, 20233 min read
5 Natural Pesticide Recipes
No one wants to see their plants decimated by pests. Sometimes our best option to defend our garden is pesticides, but who wants all...
Alex
May 17, 20231 min read
FREE Food Waste Guide
Globally we throw away one-third of all food produced, which accounts for nearly 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Studies show...
Alex
May 16, 20233 min read
To compost, or not to compost
We currently waste one-third of all food and then go and buy harmful chemical fertilisers and pesticides to grow our crops. Seems a bit...
Alex
Jan 12, 20233 min read
What's ORFC all about?
Oxford Real Farming Conference, or ORFC for short, was started in 2010. Unlike the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), it provides a space...
Alex
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Bristol Urban Farms
On a grey winter evening after work, I visited Alasdair, the proud owner of a small-scale vertical farm in an industrial unit just behind...
Alex
Dec 26, 20225 min read
Fight Festive Food Waste: Post-Christmas Creativity
For the third instalment in our Fight Festive Food Waste blog series, Alex from 50 Ways to Cook and Emily from the Sustainable Food...
Alex
Dec 14, 20222 min read
Five Benefits of Fermenting
I first heard about fermented foods a few years ago when the connection was made between gut health and mental health. I was in a bit of...
Alex
Dec 13, 20226 min read
Fight Festive Food Waste: Tactics and Tools
Christmas can be expensive at the best of times. However, with the cost-of-living crisis going on at the moment, saving money is on...
Alex
Dec 3, 20225 min read
Fight Festive Food Waste: Prep for Success
Contents Three food waste tips for before the festivities begin Our favourite recipes to reduce food waste 1. Soup 2. Breadcrumbs 3....
Alex
Nov 18, 20221 min read
FREE Fermentation Guide
Many of the amazing things we eat and drink today are the result of fermentation. From cheese and wine, to kimchi and soy sauce. Whats...
Alex
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Food Sharing
A shocking 26,082 tonnes of food goes to waste every single day in the UK. If you were to split this between all the adults in the...
Alex
Nov 18, 20223 min read
Whats needed for a sustainable diet?
What does it mean to eat a sustainable diet? The information out there is so confusing, and with the current cost-of-living crisis we're...
Alex
Nov 18, 20223 min read
What should we be eating?
Let's start at the beginning. What is food? Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. Food is...
Alex
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Food education for the next generation
I am writing this after watching Richard Dunne from The Harmony Project deliver his vision for the future of education titled 'Education...
Alex
Nov 17, 20222 min read
The art of cooking
I want you to try something. Take a moment to pause, shut your eyes, and try and imagine a future without cooking. If you're like me, it...
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