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People Powered Food

In celebration of this year's Good to Grow Day, we're sharing another article, fresh from our brand new Jellied Eel print mag: People Powered Food. Read on, as Mayya Husseini, part of the Capital Growth Team, shines a light on three gardens reaping the benefits of their people power.

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People Powered Food

In celebration of this year's Good to Grow Day, we're sharing another article, fresh from our brand new Jellied Eel print mag: People Powered Food. Read on, as Mayya Husseini, part of the Capital Growth Team, shines a light on three gardens reaping the benefits of their people power.

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The buzz around bees

Bees do a critical job of pollinating our flowers and crops, with figures suggesting a third of all the food we eat is pollination dependent. But did you know the growing enthusiasm for urban beekeeping may be doing more harm than good? Katerina Gladkova investigates the urban bee crisis.

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The buzz around bees

Bees do a critical job of pollinating our flowers and crops, with figures suggesting a third of all the food we eat is pollination dependent. But did you know the growing enthusiasm for urban beekeeping may be doing more harm than good? Katerina Gladkova investigates the urban bee crisis.

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Roots to Work: The Market Gardener

Chrissy Harrison is an urban market gardener, growing amazing salads and crops for veg box customers, after having to pivot from a focus on restaurant sales, during the pandemic. Here she talks to Hannah Crump about life as a city-based farmer.

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Roots to Work: The Market Gardener

Chrissy Harrison is an urban market gardener, growing amazing salads and crops for veg box customers, after having to pivot from a focus on restaurant sales, during the pandemic. Here she talks to Hannah Crump about life as a city-based farmer.

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Growers Corner: Late Winter

It may be consistently cold and wet out but there’s always something to do. We check in with head grower at our showcase allotment gardens, Chris Murphy, to find out some of his top tips of what to do.

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Growers Corner: Late Winter

It may be consistently cold and wet out but there’s always something to do. We check in with head grower at our showcase allotment gardens, Chris Murphy, to find out some of his top tips of what to do.

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Reader's Corner - Rebugging the Planet

According to environmental campaigner Vicki Hird, the bugs are in trouble. Hannah Crump spoke to Vicki about the beautiful side of bugs, what we can do to help them and her new book, ‘Rebugging the Planet’.

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Reader's Corner - Rebugging the Planet

According to environmental campaigner Vicki Hird, the bugs are in trouble. Hannah Crump spoke to Vicki about the beautiful side of bugs, what we can do to help them and her new book, ‘Rebugging the Planet’.

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Growers Corner: November to December

With the days growing shorter and nights colder we check in with head grower at our showcase allotment gardens, Chris Murphy, to see what jobs need doing as well as autumnal tips for the garden.

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Growers Corner: November to December

With the days growing shorter and nights colder we check in with head grower at our showcase allotment gardens, Chris Murphy, to see what jobs need doing as well as autumnal tips for the garden.

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Seeds of change: the young gardeners

Inviting young people to open up about their relationship with growing food, Amy Vernon and Jed Coiley dive into why it’s attracting a younger audience and what needs to be done to entice more.

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Seeds of change: the young gardeners

Inviting young people to open up about their relationship with growing food, Amy Vernon and Jed Coiley dive into why it’s attracting a younger audience and what needs to be done to entice more.

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Growers Corner - Summer Jobs

London often suffers from hot, dry conditions and long periods of drought. Here Carolyn Wilson shares ways of keeping your plants happy through the summer.

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Growers Corner - Summer Jobs

London often suffers from hot, dry conditions and long periods of drought. Here Carolyn Wilson shares ways of keeping your plants happy through the summer.

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Reader's corner - A Small Farm Future

At the ‘Eel we were excited to get our hands on Chelsea Green Publishing’s recent release on small-scale farming as a way forward for society. ‘A Small Farm Future’ is a refreshing read, vital for food activists. Amy Luck spoke to author, farmer and former social scientist Chris Smaje, about his new release.

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Reader's corner - A Small Farm Future

At the ‘Eel we were excited to get our hands on Chelsea Green Publishing’s recent release on small-scale farming as a way forward for society. ‘A Small Farm Future’ is a refreshing read, vital for food activists. Amy Luck spoke to author, farmer and former social scientist Chris Smaje, about his new release.

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Roots To Work: The Urban Grower

The 'Eel sits down with OrganicLea’s Danielle Ahmet, the cover star of our latest mag, to explore the impact that farming has had on her family and career to date.

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Roots To Work: The Urban Grower

The 'Eel sits down with OrganicLea’s Danielle Ahmet, the cover star of our latest mag, to explore the impact that farming has had on her family and career to date.