Reading Time: 3 minutesToday – ‘Vary your Veg’ day in Healthy Eating Week – seems like a good day to brag … I mean provide an update on my first year of home growing. Over the summer, the garden peas became a daily treat. I didn’t cook them – I just picked them …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s nearly 12 weeks since I took my first steps into the world of home-grown veg. In that time, there has been a lot of glorious sunshine, so I have been kept busy watering. Unfortunately, there was also a storm a couple of weeks ago, and the pea plants and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnyone who knows me knows how much I love fresh garden peas, straight from the pod. I get ridiculously excited when they first appear in the shops, and eat them by the bagful. I never cook them – they never get as far as the pot! I can remember my …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn 26 March, we should have been in the beautiful St Cecilia’s Hall to receive our shiny new Gold Award for offices for WTCRF. Sadly, because of the Covid19 pandemic and social distancing, the celebration had to be cancelled. However … the awards have been ‘presented’ online! You can see …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring the current coronavirus crisis, it is more important than ever to eat healthily. Getting access to good quality fresh food can be challenging. For people living in Edinburgh, there has been an initiative where wholesalers are offering to supply individuals and can deliver to your door. The following has …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA fascinating article in the Guardian on the challenges facing beekeepers providing bees to pollinate the commercial almond-growers in California, with a huge number of bees being lost every year due to the farming methods there. Something to think about when you are choosing almond milk as a sustainable alternative …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWilliam recommended the following website for ideas of food/recipes with a minimal impact on the environment. Let us know if you have tried any of the recipes and what you thought. Personally, I’m fancying the Asian-Inspired Sticky Aubergine! http://www.onegreenplanet.org Jan 3, 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesI downloaded the ‘Too Good To Go’ app a couple of months ago and have used it quite a bit in various places. I’ve seen mixed reviews about the app but my experience has been positive. Having said that, there are pros and cons to this app. Firstly, you need …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHaving managed to kill off even the hardy Spider Plants in the office, the Education Team was in need of some greenery to brighten up our office, that wouldn’t be susceptible to the air conditioning or lack of water. I looked out some Kilner Jars at home and made these. …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wellcome Trust CRF team has won Gold in the University of Edinburgh’s Sustainability Awards! Our project was “Zero Waist – a Health and Wellbeing Project”. This means we now have two Golds, as our Genetics lab won Gold for Labs last year. Well done to everyone! Dec 23, …
