Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Newsletters
Sign in

Organic gardening

October 2015

  • Harvesters at work in France’s Languedoc region

    Spotlight on commodities
    French wine industry's love affair with pesticides blamed for worker health problems

    A growing number of lawsuits in France have begun to expose the serious risk faced by those working on non-organic vineyards
  • Yasmine and Laurence in west Cork, Ireland.

    I gave it all up
    I gave it all up … to live off the land

    Yasmine Phillips had a steady job in the city and a cosy flat – but something was missing. Could she find happiness on a small plot of land by the sea?
  • Organic vegetables

    The autocomplete questions
    Why should I eat organic? You asked Google – here’s the answer

    Joanna Blythman
    Every day, millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries

September 2015

  • Tom Hunt: eco chef, the natural cook

    Kitchen encounters
    My kitchen gallery: Tom Hunt

    Food-waste activist, blogger and eco chef Tom Hunt on co-operative housing, raw milk and patak’s pickles...

August 2015

  • Fresh salad greens aren't always as fabulous as they might seem.

    Word of Mouth blog
    Do you like salad? You're a fool

    Unless you live on an organic farm, chances are, the salad you eat comes from a supermarket, served in a plastic bag. No wonder so much of these nutrition-lite limp leaves end up in the bin

March 2015

  • Darren and Julia Quenault on their farm

    Why are organic farmers across Britain giving up?

    Consumers still eat it up — but more and more farmers are deserting organic, complaining that it costs a fortune and rowing with the Soil Association. Susanna Rustin put on her wellies to find out why they’re down on the farm

February 2015

  • Jasper Hill organic winery.

    Australia food blog
    Why you should be drinking organic wine and where to find it

    Less powerful hangovers, fewer chemicals, and kinder to the environment – no wonder organic wine is booming in Australia

September 2014

  • Bristol

    Food blog
    Bristol to provide urban farming inspiration as EU Green Capital

    Gearing up for its role as EU Green Capital 2015, Bristol’s agricultural scene is growing, with a positive social impact on its community

August 2014

  • Patrick Holden

    Live Better: sourcing sustainably
    Patrick Holden: 'People’s image of farming is a complete fantasy'

    To some an eco-capitalist, to others a die-hard hippy, farmer Patrick Holden reflects on shunning an ‘us’ and ‘them’ approach to organic farming for something altogether more holistic

March 2014

  • Vegetables

    Women who eat organic foods no less likely to develop cancer, research finds

  • 'Since 2007 the price of food in real terms increased by 12% across the board'

    Why it's vital the organic food industry is given room to grow

    Ally Fogg

February 2014

  • France wine

    French organic winemaker faces prison for defying pesticide order

    Emmanuel Giboulot to appear before judge in Dijon for refusing to treat vines against insect that spreads devastating disease

July 2013

  • Beekeeper with hive on a rooftop surrounded by houses

    Word of Mouth blog
    Artisan food and urban 'peasants': is this more than just a foodie fad?

    Matt Chittock: Artisan bakeries, city beekeepers, organic co-ops … Jojo Tulloh's book The Modern Peasant looks at the small-scale producers bringing rural skills to the urban environment. Is this the future of food?

April 2013

  • Garden myths, branches

    Nine gardening myths debunked

  • L’Uritonnoir … the plug-in straw-bale urinal

    Design futures
    L'Uritonnoir: the straw bale urinal that makes compost from 'liquid gold'

March 2013

  • Raymond Blanc and Bob Sherman kneeling in a garden

    Me and you
    Chef Raymond Blanc and seed expert Bob Sherman on their relationship

    How the illustrious French chef and his friend horticultural expert Bob Sherman bonded over seeds

September 2012

  • A lily beetle

    Gardening blog
    Armed and dangerous: how to tackle pests and diseases in small gardens

    When slugs, snails, bindweed and box blight strike, should we reach for a bottle of something deadly or stick to organic tactics? Kate Gould weighs up the options

April 2012

  • france fruit vegetable

    France's small-scale organic farmers celebrate 10 years of boxing clever

    Scheme provides consumers with direct access to produce and allows growers to plan for the long term

November 2011

  • Allotment blog
    A day of remembrance

    Memories and quiet moments at the allotment

October 2011

  • Allotment blog
    Seduced by onion sets

    The irresistible siren call of overwintering veg

About 355 results for Organic gardening
1234...
Explore more on these topics