Gardeners: has anyone grown quinoa successfully in the UK? I’m doing my seed order and getting carried away, as usual…

Kate Bradbury 🏳️‍🌈 Save the Holt Farm Oak Tree!

The Holt Farm Oak Tree, to be chopped down on Monday! (24 October!!)
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It’s amazing that we are now regularly monitoring wild bumblebees in both the UK and Ireland, thanks to citizen science. The results for Ireland are concerning so far Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Just caught myself bringing recipe books back to bed and realised I do this every autumn, like a switch is flicked that takes me out of the garden and into the kitchen. Hard-wired fattening up before winter thing? (Currently a “how many curries can I make in a day?” thing) 🥘🍛

It’s nearly winter (UK). Many insects are resting as either eggs, larvae, pupae or adults. Metamorphosis is such a cool way of avoiding harsh weather conditions. My homage to the lifecycle of the Small Elephant Hawk-moth. etsy.com/uk/listing/882… #MHHSBD

Lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain

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I'm so sad about this. We're at a critical point in the climate crisis, when ALL green belt should be protected for carbon storage and wildlife habitat. Meanwhile one in 37 homes in Brighton and Hove is empty 🤦‍♀️ brightonandhovenews.org/2022/10/21/cou… Sarah Booker-Lewis The Benfield Valley Project

Loss and damage should be on the agenda every week until action is taken. Please sign the petition: christianaid.org.uk/get-involved-c…

SUCH happy news 🥰 First wild bison born in UK for millennia after surprise pregnancy | Rewilding | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

The sun is shining and I’m out fighting for local green belt - the last green lung of Brighton and Hove 🤞🏼 #savebenfieldvalley The Benfield Valley Project #brighton #hove

Billy Wizz 🇿🇦 Graham Keegan When it comes to climate it baffles me that people are happy to listen to views of those who represent the energy industry and not the views of climate scientists. It's like asking a tobacco salesman for health advice.

Anyway, Gregory Wrightstone:

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Absolutely hammering down now - water butts will be emptied again today at this rate! 🐸☔️

Thanks to fossil fuel crisis, wind and solar payback time drops to one year RenewEconomy

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Did you know it takes 1kg of wild fish, anchovies, mackerel, sardines etc to produce 1kg of farmed salmon?

Yes, they catch wild fish and feed it to farmed salmon.