Organic food 1962: 1st ‘no birdsong’ alarm on chemical pesticide dangers. 2019 – UK organic food market in 8th year of growth, on target to reach £2.5bn ($3.2bn, €2.9bn) in 2020. Demand spreading from fruit & veg to other groceries, fish & dairy. 2018 growth of 5.3% outstripped non-organic, driven by independent shops, home delivery…
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Vegetables A 40ft x 60ft plot can grow most of the veg needed to feed a family of 4. UK allotments go back 1,000 years to the Saxons, who held in common a field cleared from woodland. Peak: 1.5m allotments, today only 330,000 left, with >90,000 people on waiting lists. Fewer car parks & more…