Rocket Gardens instant gardens are the easiest and quickest way to grow your own. They deliver a box packed full of baby plants straight to your door at the ideal time for planting. With all the tricky stuff done for you, all you have to do is unpack your plants on arrival, pop them into the ground and, in a few weeks' time, you can be eating the freshest, tastiest vegetables, herbs and fruit possible.
From Saturday 24th November to Sunday 2nd December it is National Tree Week and recent events have confirmed that the view across the countryside and in our towns is set to change faster than anyone could have expected. In recent years, pests and diseases have started to threaten some of our most loved trees, such as oak and horse chestnut, but the spread of Chalara fraxinea (ash dieback) and the anticipated devastation of the UK population of ash trees has left everyone considering what the next steps should be.
Possmere, a new brand from Luxury New Zealand Original Knitwear Ltd (LuxNZOK), is a superior range of knitwear for men, women and children, accessories and interiors. All Possmere products are made from 40% Possum fur, 50% NZ Merino wool and 10% Nylon. Possmere is extraordinarily warm, soft, light, pill-resistant, hard wearing and easy care!
It's nearly that time of year when you resolve to be healthier, more environmentally friendly and a better person all round. An easy first step is to start cooking with cold pressed rapeseed oil. The 'must have' product for the intelligent foodie, this is one New Year's Resolution you'd be foolish to break.
With over 900,000 young people, aged 16 -24, unemployed in the UK, Fodder, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's flagship food hall, is urging young people to consider butchery as a promising and viable career path. A survey released earlier this year to mark National Butchers' Week revealed that around two out of three butchers are facing succession difficulties, meaning that without younger generations learning the ropes of this career, they are at risk of disappearing.
With the countdown to the festive season just days away, London-based Swedish ex-pat Mia Karlsson has devised a truly charming and innovative new Advent Calendar app for smart phones - 'Swedish Christmas'. After living in the UK for five years, Mia, who is a professional soprano singer when she's not pioneering new phone apps, realized how much she missed Sweden during the big holidays and how difficult it can be to hold on to the much-loved traditions.
