Kokova Magazine

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16th October, the day on which the FAO was founded, in 1945.

Garden Organic, the UK's leading organic growing charity dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food and has developed the perfect gift for the gardener who has everything. Adopt a Veg for a loved one and the proceeds from this unusual gift will help Garden Organic's Heritage Seed Library to save Britain's rarest vegetables from the threat of extinction, including many heirloom pea varieties.

So far we have given away 6 National Trust family passes and we have 14 more to go... The next winner will be selected today and then another every day - up until the 4th October in the run up to the first ever Festival of Walking (October 22nd-30th) when more than 1,000 planned events will help people get outdoors and closer to nature.

With days getting shorter and winter nights drawing in many people will suffer from the winter blues. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is officially recognised by doctors and psychiatrists as a medical condition.

Parents' Week runs from Monday 17th - Sunday 23rd October this year and provides an opportunity to celebrate the vital contribution parents make to society and to showcase local services that support families. Parents' Week also offers the chance to highlight issues of most importance to parents and families to politicians, the media and others who need to know.

Linda Moss is the author of Organic Places to Stay and Greenhouse PR love that she has been passionate about organic holidays for the last 12 years - working her socks off to produce a wonderful guide and website and never giving up - despite difficulties along the way. The outcome is a wonderful guide with truly wonderful organic places to stay.