Entries from December 2008

December 23, 2008

Happy Christmas and if you’re going away remember to switch everything off.

Check out this video. The coolest Energy Saving video ever. I’m loving it! Have a great Christmas and I’ll see you soon. Thanks for visiting and for making a contribution.

December 11, 2008

The Organic Garden available at discount and free postage from CAT Mail Order

The Organic Garden (written by Chloe Ward and I) is now available at £8.99 plus free postage up until Christmas from CAT Mail Order – www.cat.org.uk/shopping or 01654 705959. A big saving on the £17.99 cover price. It is not available anywhere else until March when a new edition in paperback is published by Collins.

December 10, 2008

Comfrey: Past, Present and Future and other Lawrence Hills books now available

You can now get a print on demand version of Lawrence Hills‘ classic book on Comfrey and Its Uses. Its published by Faber on December 11th and is available through their website. You can also get other Lawrence Hills’ books – Down to Earth Gardening and Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables. All previously out [...]

December 10, 2008

Keep up to date with Yalding

You may remember back in the spring I ran some stories about Yalding Organic Gardens in Kent. Now you can keep up to date with news about whats happening with the gardens at http://www.yaldingorganicgardens.info/. Remember to keep visiting and maintain support for these beautiful gardens.

December 9, 2008

And Emily loved him

It’s a sad day on a blue crated moon somewhere in space. The soup dragon is crying into his ladle. And on a Welsh hillside a little stream train has nothing to toot toot about. He has lost his voice. And somewhere in a small shop in a little street in England a certain Professor [...]

December 5, 2008

Guia para la elaboracion del compost

I’m happy to announce the arrival of the Spanish translation of The Little Book of Compost. It’s published by Tutor in Spain www.edicionestutor.com. Tomando prestada una frase de Bart Simpson: Mola!

December 2, 2008

Last Weeks Garden News Article – in full.

Last week’s Garden News article in full! With only three Allan Shepherd columns left until Christmas, the end of the year and sadly the end of my time at Garden News I thought I’d use my remaining features to provide a round up of my favourite organic books, ethical products and seasonal activities to keep [...]

December 2, 2008

No more Garden News articles but I’m in The Guardian this weekend.

Well you can’t win them all. Garden News have decided that they don’t want an organic column next year so its adios and farewell to my compost lover column. I’ve enjoyed writing them very much and I’m quite sad that the magazine has decided to drop compost lover next year. Its no secret that Garden [...]