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Articles by Marina O'Connell
From desert to diversity
Climate change | Farming | Biodiversity Anna Turns 27th April 2020 From the 200-year-old olive grove to the forest of edible fruit trees, the 20 acre-farm at Danyadara in southern Spain is now bursting with life. But four years ago, when farm manager Jacob Evans arrived at this yoga retreat centre on top of a hill in Andalusia, in southern Spain, the land was cracked and barren.
Earth Day: ‘Switch energy and bank’
Climate change | Environment & ethics | Ethical business Nina Pullman 22nd April 2020 People are being urged to switch to renewable energy suppliers and ethical banks as part of a new campaign to mark Earth Day (22 April). The campaign, called Earth Day Switch, is being run jointly by ethical bank Triodos.
Meet the veg of tomorrow
Organics | Farming Michael Barker 21st April 2020 When we think of fruit and vegetable production, so often the image that springs to mind is of farmers toiling away in the beautiful English countryside, lovingly tending to their crops. But the traditional ‘farm-to-fork’ story actually starts much earlier with the seed breeders, the under-appreciated but vital craftsmen who produce the varieties that end up in our supermarkets, restaurants, box schemes and farm shops.
Covid-19 is bringing local food to the fore
Local sourcing | Climate change Marina O'Connell 1st April 2020 In the absence of cruise ships, the dolphins have re-inhabited the canals of Venice. In Totnes, in the absence of something I can’t quite put a name to, the local food systems are re-inhabiting the food supply chain, growing and reforming networks day by day, like mycelium growing through the soil.
The new face of food supply
Local sourcing | Food waste David Jesudason 25th March 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has changed every aspect of our lives. As well as causing many deaths and threatening everyone’s health, it has stopped us working, socialising and leaving our houses. Food supply has been one of the first areas to be affected.
Organic farmers ‘have better mental health’
Health | Organics Marina O'Connell 4th March 2020 We all know that being in nature is good for both our physical and our mental health. Research has shown that walking in Central Park in New York reduces stress by lowering blood pressure and heart rates. Having view of a tree from a hospital bed helps recovery time, and even a picture of a tree while sitting in a dentist chair lowers the amount of pain relief required.
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