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Christine Walkden to give keynote speech at the STC Gardeners Conference on February 16th

Feb01

SECTION | CONFERENCES & EVENTS, LATEST NEWS, Peat and compost (inc green waste), STC - STOCKBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY

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What gardener’s grow at home

Feb01

SECTION | Education (General issues), EU fruit and veg regime, LATEST NEWS

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Family Food Not good reading for Fruit and Veg consumption

Feb01

SECTION | EU fruit and veg regime, LATEST NEWS

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Peat Behavioural Change Work by Rowntree Trust This is the physiology to be used on growers and gardeners to persuade the retailers that peat should be removed from them . It illustrates how much effort will be required to persuade gardeners not to buy reliable peat containing composts from Europe or buy plants grown in Europe with better survival rates . The fairness and balance of the sustainability argument is discussed

Jan30

SECTION | ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS, Latest updates, Peat and compost (inc green waste)

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Peat Evidence given to the EFRA Committee on the White Paper

Jan30

SECTION | Latest updates, Peat and compost (inc green waste)

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