An Opportunity to Blossom with Nature
I wonder how many people would like to have had the opportunity to learn to garden, plant flowers or grow their own fruit and vegetables, but have never had the time? Time was something we were always short of. We had to rush to work or drop off kids, returning tired...
When Less is More – Birmingham communities coming together over good food in 2020
There is so much waste, especially food waste, that goes to landfill. In fact, 1.9 million tonnes of food is wasted by the food industry every year in the UK. On top of this, farmers are using chemicals which affect our health to produce large quantities of food, many...
‘ETHICAL FOOD SHOPPING IN ACOCKS GREEN’
Having lived in Acocks Green for many years I've managed (at least in my own mind!) to purchase food with a fairly ethical slant. Of course this means visiting a variety of shops to achieve this, not just the supermarket (the existence of which, of course, being the...
Should we be consuming fish in the way we do?
Most governments encourage people to eat fish for its health benefits. However, promoting increased fish consumption ignores its negative environmental impacts. Unlike the fast decline in meat consumption, due to its environmental impact, fish consumption remains high...
Pumpkin waste at Halloween
Did you know every year 18,000 tons of perfectly edible pumpkin squash is tipped straight into the bin at Halloween time? All this weighs the same as 1,500 double decker buses! That’s a lot of unnecessary food waste which could be prevented. With this in mind, we...
Digbeth Bees Please! needs your help.
At Birmingham Friends of the Earth we are passionate about saving the bees and raising awareness of these important pollinators. Our passion has developed into a campaign - Digbeth Bees Please!. We are delighted with the interest a lot of people in Birmingham and...
