PepsiCo Corporate water saving recognised with Stockholm Award
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B20 Rio Summit Report
Click Here to read the full B20 report. Promises made at the Rio summit […]
STC at Harrogate Flower Show
Harrogate Flower Show showcases the best of the horticultural sector. STC will be exhibiting insects […]
LED 4 CROPS How technology transfer is done in the USA.
Developing LED Lighting Technologies and Practices for Sustainable Specialty-Crop Production.
EU review of basic environmental schemes (ELS in England) and how they benefit biodiversity
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Defra publish their response on Habitats regulation as required by Treasury
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Gardeners Growing Media Conference
Some 65 gardeners, many representing plant societies ,parks and allotment associations met at STC on […]
The Defra Task Force publishes its Work Programme and timetable (notice subtle change of name from Sustainable Growing Media TF to Peat TF )
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Hedgerows provide corridors for foraging bumblebees
Researchers at the University of Northampton have published research on how bees use hedgerows to search for […]
Peat Behavioural Change Work by Rowntree Trust This is the psychology 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
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