Bill Gates said it all in 2015 So thanks to the inevitable incompetence of our populist governments, the Earth is now in panic mode. ...

At last – dry weather, fresh broccoli and lots of seeds already sown. Spring is on the way and the primroses are sweetly blooming. ...

Introduction – As individuals we are all in the grip of rigid and apparently unchangeable global institutional systems which must lead...

Yet again the pundits, the media and even scientists who should know better, continue to headline and promote a completely incorrect...

It is increasingly obvious that a huge majority of the Earth's human population now realize that the way we are living is destroying the...

There is no better therapy for bodily pain and discomfort than creative working in wood. During winter months I try to spend 2 or 3...

Back to Earth After the wettest autumn I can ever remember the weather has finally let up and routine work in the garden goes on. For...

A book reuniting some of the doggerel I wrote. Just what is it about verse that allows so much meaning with so few words?The time has...

Money – a true “Wolf in Sheep's Clothing”! It was an early spring morning when I was driving down the motorway. Wisps of light mist...

Now is your chance, dear subscriber, to help launch what I hope will become a popular form of “direct action” for all who believe in...

For those who may be interested, my autobiography is now available from Amazon.co.uk. It's the personal story of my quest for...

All in the garden is WET, WET, WET!! I can never remember such a wet “back-end”. There are still parsnips and beetroot in the...

If you listen to the clamor of the news media and the climate change activists you may think that the most effective ways to reduce...

Summer Courses 2019 are now over Dates for 2020 courses will be announced after Christmas.

Putting all the unpleasant nonsense of Brexit, Johnson and Trump to one side we have seen Greta Thunberg inspire over 20 million...

My thanks to those subscribers who have responded to my request of last month. It would be good if we could get together much more...

In the Garden (and in the Kitchen) September is a month of harvesting and “mellow fruitfulness”! Every two days I have been picking...

So why are we talking about this in August 2019? After all the runner beans are now climbing and flowering in all their glory, the apple...

The more one thinks about it, the entire future of the planet depends on effective composting. For millions of years plant nutrients have...

Each year brings its surprises – its sad failures and its magnificent successes. 2019 has been no different. Spring was a strange one –...