MARK THOMAS TO SPEAK AT URBAN GREEN FAIR 2009

The Urban Green Fair 2009, 20th September, Brockwell Park, Lambeth.  11am – 7pm.

Celebrity political activist, writer and comedian Mark Thomas will be a special guest at the third annual Urban Green Fair – the largest independent green fair in London, taking place on 20 September in Brockwell Park, Brixton.

Mark Thomas, best known for political stunts on his show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel 4 will be returning again following his success in the Social Justice Zone speakers’ tent in 2007.

Back for its third successive year, the Urban Green Fair is carving its way into the hearts of a more aware and hands-on crowd that reflect the modern green movement today.  Over 10,000 people are expected to attend the event – billed as ‘An independent Green Fair for London’ - , which boasts several eco-zones including climate change and energy transition; food and garden; health and healing; social justice; kids; sustainable transport and building technology.  Each zone is unique in content - providing workshops, talks, films, debate and demonstrations.  Social Justice Zone organiser Alexandra Molano commented, “this year’s event is developing at a fantastic pace, with an exciting new line-up of speakers, films, and a great new kids area”.

Powered entirely by solar and wind energy, the fair thrives on its ‘no alcohol or loud music’ policy which allows adults and children to really engage with and enjoy the activities on offer, and also creates a safe, uniquely family friendly setting.  Local content is very much in evidence too, with the return of the Brockwell Bake competition, local health practitioners and the new children’s area. In the Sustainable Transport Zone, BMX racing, free bike testing and free bike maintenance lessons will be available, whilst the market presents environmentally-focused products, practices and information from across the country, combined with some great food.

The Solar Cinema will provide a captivating space to increase awareness of climate change and energy powerdown in an accessible and entertaining format through screenings of thought-provoking films including: The Age of Stupid, End of the Line, Wake Up, Freak Out and the Power of the Community.  Close to heart of many Brixtonians will be footage from “Sam the Wheels”, a participatory arts, video and web project that explores the heritage of Brixton.

As the awareness of climate change and peak oil increases, now is the time for action and change on a personal, local and national level.  The Urban Green Fair provides positive and practical examples that will empower people to make simple changes in their ideas and actions – helping to create a greener, fairer society as we head into the next few decades and the realities of climate change and peak oil.

The Urban Green Fair – “SKILL UP FOR POWER DOWN”.

For further information please check the UGF website www.urbangreenfair.org.

The Urban Green Fair aims are principally to organise an outdoor ‘festival’, to:

• Empower, educate and enthuse people regarding current environmental issues, by effective and positive communication.
• Present environmentally-focussed products, businesses, practises and information.
• Engage with diverse local communities, before, during and after the event.
• Provide a uniquely family-friendly learning environment, not diluted by alcohol or loud music.

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Nokia Smart Home Knowledge and the Vaasa energy cluster meet in a new company – There Corporation

The combination of the Nokia Smart Home team know-how and the Comsel team knowledge of energy grid and metering create an unique and strong basis to start developing new generation energy solutions

HELSINKI September 2009 – There corporation will focus on energy saving and efficiency. The energy saving solutions of the company are based on the ThereGate – which was formerly known as the Nokia Home Control Center or HCC. Main partners of There Corporation in the first stage are energy utilities, energy meter manufacturers, service providers in the energy and real estate segments.

Kaj Rönnlund, CEO of There Corporation, sees the combination of the mobile and platform technology know-how of the Nokia Smart Home team and the experience of energy grid and metering of the Comsel team as a unique and strong basis to start developing new generation energy solutions. “We are gate openers for our customers enhancing the value of their client offerings.”

There corporation is financed by the current management team and the Power Fund II by VNT Management, which manages two funds, Power Fund I and Power Fund II, with a focus on clean technology. Assets under management of these funds are €80 million. “There Corporation’s groundbreaking solution and extensive knowledge background in the smart grid market, which is estimated to be worth over €40 billion by 2020,makes it an interesting company to invest in.“ says Veijo Karppinen, chairman of VNT. The total funding of There corporation is €4,5 million.

There corporation provides the platform combining Smart Metering, Smart Home and Smart Grid solutions. This allows our partners to offer sustainable future proof solutions and services to their clients. The company focuses to start with on next generation smart metering to improve energy efficiency. The solution will also provide better service and control for end users. Many other ThereGate compatible appliances and applications will be provided by other companies. The first solution projects in this field have already been started and some of the end user solutions and services are expected to hit piloting phase in early 2010.

More information about There Corporation and its operations can be found at www.therecorporation.com.

There corporation was established in May 2009 by the Nokia Smart Home team with the know-how of mobile and platform technology. Combining this with the smart metering experience of the Comsel team from the Vaasa energy cluster creates a unique and strong basis for developing new generation energy solutions.

VNT Management, founded in 2002, is one of the first management companies in Europe to focus on renewable and distributed energy generation and energy-saving technology companies. The target is to show rate-of-return figures well above the median because of a focused investment strategy and experienced partners with a proven track record.

Comsel System started to focus on AMR solutions in the end of 1998. Focus has been on the major electricity grid companies in the Nordic region through its offices in Finland , Sweden and Norway . In 2006 the company was sold to Telenor Cinclus AS in Norway . The Comsel team has experience of selling and delivering approximately 1 million TCP/IP GPRS based AMR meter points in the Nordic countries. The Comsel System founder and key people teamed up with the There Corporation team during the second half of 2009 thanks to that both teams share the same vision and ambition to help people to create sustainable development for our world by smarter energy usage and home control.

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Nontoxic Housecleaning – Book Review

Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

Nontoxic Housecleaning
(a Chelsea Green Guide)
by Amy Kolb Noyes
96 pages paperback, 4.75 x 6.5 inches
with color photos
Published by Chelsea Green Publishing (August 2009)
ISBN: 9781603582032
Price: $7.95 USD

When it comes to cleaning products, society often values convenience over personal and planetary health, thanks to decades of advertising propaganda from the chemical companies that market overpriced and dangerous concoctions. But awareness is changing: Not only are homemade and nontoxic cleaners strong enough for the toughest grunge, they are often as convenient as their commercial counterparts.

Nontoxic Housecleaning – the latest in the Chelsea Green Guide series – provides a way for people to improve their immediate environment every day. Pregnant women, parents of young children, pet owners, people with health concerns, and those who simply care about a healthy environment – and a sensible budget – can all benefit from the recipes and tips in this guide.

A nice touch by the author of this small guide to nontoxic housecleaning is that she did not burden the reader yet another of the so often cited lists of cleaners and their toxic ingredients. This saves skipping many pages and often they are a lot of them; I have counted more than 20 in one book.

This small volume is broken up into three main parts: The Basic Toolbox; Room by Room; and the Top Ten Recipes.

Included in this small volume are tips for:

• The basic ingredients: what they are, and why they work.
• Specific techniques for each room and cleaning need in the house.
• Detailed recipes for homemade cleaners, including floor polishes, all-purpose cleanser, disinfecting cleanser, window cleaner, oven cleaner, furniture polish, mold- and mildew-killing cleansers, bathroom scrub, deodorizers, stain removers, laundry boosters and starch, metal polishes, scouring powder, and more.

While this book is but 96 pages the information is precise and to the point, hence making it a great pocket guide to all aspects of nontoxic cleaning around the home.

Amy Kolb Noyes lives at Indecision Farm in Vermont and writes frequently on home and garden topics for a variety of regional and national publications. An environmental activist, she is vice chair of the nonprofit Green Up Vermont, has long served on its board of directors, and has authored Living the Green Up Way.

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Make do and mend – Book Review

Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

Make do and mend
Updated for the modern home
By the John Lewis Partnership
Published by the John Lewis Foundation
36 pages paperback
Available from John Lewis stores and the website
Price although marked as £4.99 for the printed book is actually £3 in stores and online

I finally managed to lay my hands on a copy of this updated booklet of the old WWII classic, as a PDF file via the PR Agency responsible for this.

The PDF is also the greenest way to obtain the book, though I must say and confess that I printed it out (on the back of pages that were once press releases) and then bound it into an A5-size book by means of a thermal binder. This gives me a physical book to refer to – for the purpose of this review and also in general.

This small but extremely useful book is divided into six chapters: Home truths; Energy efficient know-how; Fashion fixes; Laundry day; Rescue, repair and reinvent; and, Pins and needles; and it is packed full of great information on those subjects. So of the information is old, such as some of the natural cleaning methods that probably were already in the wartime tome; other information is new for today's modern world and its gadgets.

The booklet is now on sale in John Lewis stores and via the website (as physical books) and the price, as said, above, despite the copy that I have got has a cover price of £4.99, is £3 for the book and all profits from the sale of the booklet go to the John Lewis Foundation.

There had been talk about an E-book version of this book downloadable from the website but so far all I see there is the ability to buy the printed book.

An E-book version would, however, be good for those that wish to be green and do not wish to have books in the dead tree format.

But, aside from that, well-done John Lewis.

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Barbara's Bakery Concludes Dr. Kress Award Program For Kids

by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

Barbara’s Bakery, the health food pioneer, has concluded their “How I Changed the World” Kress Award program, an initiative which was run in conjunction with the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) member stores.

Children ages 7-17 were invited to write in describing how their actions helped changed the world/environment around them in 75 words or less and include a photo.

This Barbara’s Bakery program is named after Dr. Stephen Kress, the director of Project Puffin, and created to honor young environmentalists. It has awarded seven winners the following:

• Grand Prize: $1,000 educational grant, a one year supply of cereal, one Adopt-A-Puffin, and a three feet tall stuffed Plush Puffin
• 2nd Place Prize (three awarded): $500 educational grant
• 3rd Place Prize (three awarded): $250 educational grant

Each winner also received the Dr. Kress Award plaque and a tote of Barbara’s Puffin stuff (T-shirt, beanie puffin, etc.). Judges include, among others, Dr. Kress himself and Evan Hirsch, President of the National Wildlife Refuge Association.

Barbara's Bakery of Weetabix North America, with Weetabix North America being its parent company and owner of the Puffins Brand.

Information about the program and contest winners can be viewed on the www.PuffinsCereal.com site: http://www.puffinscereal.com/contest_winners/index.html. The page will be up until October 15, 2009.

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Angelenos to mobilize for Coastal Cleanup Day

by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

Angelenos are asked to mobilize for Coastal Cleanup Day as “Heal the Bay” seeks volunteers for September 19 to restore five worst trash-strewn waterways

“Heal the Bay” has released its inaugural list of Los Angeles County's five most debris-impacted waterways and sent out an urgent call for volunteers to help restore the sites as part of Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, Sept. 19.

The "Code Red" locations in need of special attention are Ballona Creek, Compton Creek, Dominguez Channel, L.A. River at Elysian Park and Ken Malloy Harbor Park. These urban sites drain runoff from huge swaths of Los Angeles County and are overwhelmed by such litter as plastic bags and fast-food packaging.

Beyond the "Code Red" sites, tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents will mobilize 9 a.m. to noon at more than 70 other cleanup sites, from Pasadena to Palos Verdes. Volunteers will canvass beaches, parks, creeks, lakes, highways and alleys to remove ocean-bound trash.

Linking with similar cleanups around the globe, participants in the 25th annual Coastal Cleanup Day can take satisfaction in joining the world's biggest single-day volunteer event. Attendees will receive hands-on education about the easy steps they can take throughout the year to keep local watersheds clean and build community pride.

"The ocean belongs to all of us and we all have a duty to protect it," said Mark Gold, president of “Heal the Bay”, the Santa Monica-based environmental group that organizes Coastal Cleanup Day in Los Angeles County. "This volunteer event reminds us to take action, no matter where we live."

Last year, Los Angeles County volunteers collected their cumulative 1 millionth pound of trash since 1990's inaugural local event, equaling roughly the weight of a fully loaded Boeing 747 jumbo jet. By removing debris from beaches and inland neighborhoods, cleanup participants reduce blight, protect marine animals and bolster the regional economy.

"This global effort is a reminder to all of us to be good stewards of the environment and put trash in its proper place," said Gail Farber, Los Angeles County's Director of Public Works.

“Heal the Bay” seeks volunteers of all ages and physical abilities. No special equipment or experience is necessary. Site captains will organize a diverse mix of individuals, families, neighborhoods, community groups, schools, faith-based groups, sports teams and businesses.

For registration information and cleanup tips, please visit www.healthebay.org/ccd.

“Heal the Bay” organizes Coastal Cleanup Day in Los Angeles County in partnership with the California Coastal Commission and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. The L.A. campaign is part of a global international event led by the Ocean Conservancy that encompasses 6 million volunteers in 127 countries and all U.S. states. The day has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's biggest 24-hour volunteer event.

This year's sponsors include Union Bank of California, CBS2/KCAL 9, and Subaru, which is distributing free cleanup kits at selected Southern California dealerships. A list can be found here.

CBS2/KCAL 9 will be airing a special news program about this year's Coastal Cleanup Day, on Saturday 09-12 between 3-4 p.m. on the frequencies of KCAL 9, with more information for potential volunteers.

“Heal the Bay” is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean.

What amazes me as a writer in Britain is that I get information about those happenings in America but hear absolutely nothing of such events in the UK. Now either there are no such cleanups being conducted on that day – or any other – on a big scale in this country or the organizers and organizations have not worked out as yet how to use PR and the media.

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Woodland work camp works wonders

Volunteers from across Northern England have been gathering in a local beauty spot near Sheffield to enhance its user-friendliness.

Beeley Woods, which lies between Hillsborough and Oughtibridge, is a delightful but boggy woodland on the Northern bank of the River Don.

Sustrans has been working with Sheffield City Council to develop a new bridleway through the woods suitable for walkers, cyclists, wheelchair users and horse riders. It will form part of National Cycle Network Route 6, which connects the centre of Sheffield to the Peak District National Park.

The first phase of the work is being carried out by Sustrans’ volunteers who have travelled from as far afield as Manchester, York, Leicester and Lincoln.

Volunteer co-ordinator Simon Geller said: “When it became clear that this task was too big for our local group alone I asked for help from our neighbouring Sustrans groups. The response has been overwhelming, and their enthusiasm and commitment to our project is inspiring. We simply couldn’t have done it without them, so we’re incredibly grateful.”

Les Sims, a volunteer Sustrans ranger from Derby, said: “Beeley Woods is a really fascinating place to work. It’s full of archaeology, wildlife, ecology and heritage. I’m delighted to have been able to help – even if it’s only in a small way – in enabling more people to access the woodland and to enjoy it. I’m already looking forward to coming back next year when the path is finished. It’s been an absolute pleasure.”
The work camp began on Monday and is scheduled to take place all week.

Dave Stevens, Sustrans Co-ordinator, said: “Beeley Woods is a beautiful place to walk - the sunlight dapples through the trees, glints off the river, and highlights a historic mill race. But until now people have to spend more time looking down at their feet trying to traverse the boggy terrain.

“The new path will provide a much better experience, usable in all conditions. And such is the volunteers’ dedication that they are already well ahead of schedule.”

For more information about volunteering, visit www.sustrans.org.uk or email volunteers-north@sustrans.org.uk or Simon Geller at simonmichaelgeller@googlemail.com

Further information about Sustrans, including other news releases and detailed online route mapping visit the website at: www.sustrans.org.uk 

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Mayor of London's Hydrogen Highway

by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is to help create Britain's first "hydrogen highway", using a scheme to promote zero-emission cars along the lines of the one that has been introduced in California by State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Mayor of London wants to make Britain a leader in fuel cell technology and is planning a network of hydrogen filling stations in the capital. He intends to assemble a pilot fleet of about 150 hydrogen cars in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, together with five buses and 20 black taxis.

It is but such a shame though that London, including the Mayor, did not think to introduce some proper schemes for walking and cycling to and fro the Olympic venues and between them and to create proper cycle highways in London. Everything is and remains geared to the car, whether or not it is fuel cell technology.

Boris Johnson's officials believe that by 2029 as many as one in three of the 31m cars in Britain could be fueled by hydrogen. Britain has agreed to cut its CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050.

However, there are many who think that – one – this is not going to happen and – two – that we are too slow in adopting alternative ways of transportation, and proper human-powered transportation and the “highways” for this need to be created and they need to be created now and not next year or the year after.

The London Mayor said that the hydrogen network would be developed alongside government plans to introduce electric cars.

"Harnessing low-carbon technology is key to solving the pressing issues of energy security, cutting climate change emissions and improving air quality," said Johnson. "With electric vehicles gearing up to become a mainstream choice in a few years' time, we are creating the right conditions for them to flourish."

In April, Gordon Brown announced plans to subsidize electric-car use. Johnson followed up by unveiling a scheme for 25,000 "juice points" – charging stops for electric cars across London.

"We think it's going to be pretty big," said Kit Malthouse, deputy London Mayor and chairman of the London Hydrogen Board, the group overseeing the project, who added: "We plan an initial network of six or so hydrogen fueling stations around the capital. We would then be able to fuel the next generation of vehicles."

That Ms. Malthouse might be biased and such one could not possibly suggest, could one. She is working on agenda for the fuel cell people, that mush is sure for her fingers are certainly in the lobby's pie.

A new lightweight hydrogen-powered car, capable of speeds up to 50mph, was shown off in London in June. Able to travel 240 miles without refueling, and weighing just 772lb (350kg), the two-seater Riversimple Urban Car could be put into production as soon as 2013. Supported by the great-grandson of car pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, the Riversimple car does the petrol equivalent of 300 miles to the gallon.

Can the Mayor of London and Britain succeed where Schwarzenegger has, so far, failed? California's Governor's "hydrogen highway" certainly so far has not moved forward at the speed that he predicted and with oil prices low again, at least at the barrel price, the impetus behind hydrogen-powered cars has dissipated. California has only 250 of the vehicles, while he had envisaged 2,000 by 2010, and there are just 26 fueling stations.

The low costs of gasoline has not been communicated down the line though for the British motorists, that much is sure. So, as per usual, the difference goes into the coffers of the companies (and the state).

In all honesty we are seeing a lot of greenwash here for it does not appear that anyone is really serious to see the demise of the motorcar with the internal combustion engine or similar for only that way can there be fuel taxes be levied and the state make money.

That does not work well with electric cars and with cycling now, does it.

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Are SIGG Aluminum water bottles safe?

SIGG Bottles Now BPA Free. But What Were They Before?

by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

Do SIGG Aluminum bottles contain BPA? Not any more.

Did they last year, when everyone was getting rid off their polycarbonate bottles and replacing them with SIGGs? Yes, they did.

Did SIGG tell anyone? No, they did not and in fact they refused to. Instead they said and claimed that their lining was was water-based epoxy and the formula "proprietary".

So, did SIGG lie to us of the green media and the public in general when we asked them about a year to eighteen months ago as to where there was BPA in the lining of their aluminum water bottles when they replied with the silly comments about the formula being "proprietary" and there was no BPA present in the liner? Yes, they did in so many words while saying nothing.

Now SIGG has gone public with an announcement that all of their bottles are completely BPA free, thanks to their new "EcoCare" powder-based, co-polyester coating.

Steve Wasik, SIGG's CEO, now admits that bottles made previous to August 2008 were lined with a water-based epoxy liner which contained trace amounts of BPA. What are “trace amounts of BPA”?

Were we all deliberately misled by SIGG when the Nalgene story broke as to the BPA risk and the ban of the “old” Nalgene bottles in Canada when then everyone went for bottle made by the likes of SIGG (and obviously also competitors and copy-cat manufactures) and dropped PC bottles like a hot stone.

So did SIGG deliberately deceive us? I would say that is most certainly so and the answer in my book must be a yes here and a very loud yes indeed.

How many thousands of consumers bought SIGG bottles specifically in response to the BPA scare? How many would have bought them if we had been told “yes our bottles have BPA but it doesn’t really leach, at least not in the “per billion tests”?” There is no doubt in my mind that SIGG was working entirely on a model of protecting their own bottom line, not protecting our health or public confidence and to someone with a very sarcastic mind, like me, it also would appear that SIGG made good use of the fact that people were looking for safer alternatives from the hard plastic bottles such as Nalgene and similar.

Statements such as that SIGG bottles did consistently test at "no detectable" levels for BPA” is no reassurance and SIGG also has not completely, as yet, gone public with such reports.

Only total and independent testing could ever assure – and even then that could be questionable for how independent are the independent testers.

Scientists were suggesting that as an endocrine disruptor that mimics the female hormone estrogen, it could have an effect on people at a concentration of a few parts per trillion; the test results are in parts per billion.

Some writers in other sources have suggested that the fact that there has never been any test that showed BPA leaching from SIGG bottles means that those of us who have used them extensively, even with our children, do not have to panic that we have had dangerous exposures.

I would like to disagree with those writers and, personally, I would be concerned and in fact am very much so.

Who conducted the tests, I would like to know, and who paid for them. This is my fist and most pressing question and if those tests had anything to do with the FDA then everyone start worrying and that a lot.

What we are left now with is a shattered faith in a company that we thought we could trust, that we could look up to as a beacon of eco-friendly and healthy product designs in a marketplace infested with dangerous, toxic, profit-driven garbage.

And there are even many so-called eco-products that fall – nowadays – under the “dangerous, toxic, profit-driven garbage” label, or simply the greenwash and entirely useless label.

Once again, in our attempts to live more green and eco-friendly lives, it seems we cannot win and we are betrayed by corporate interests. Once again it has proven that, in the end, the bottom line is all what most companies are concerned about, unless, maybe, they are social enterprises with a real conscience. That conscience often, however, only lasts a certain distance, as has been shown with the Body Shop, for instance.

Conclusion:

In order to be more or less entirely safe that there is no BPA present we may have to change over to stainless steel entirely. Aluminum without liner, even though that was common until not that long ago in the 1970s and 1980s even, is not a real option because of the problems associated with aluminum, and this despite the fact that military canteens and those for the Scouts were aluminum.

However, it has been shown that aluminum bottles must have some sort of protective lining, and non-SIGG cheaper knockoffs have been shown to leach BPA. Perhaps the best solution is to stick to non-aluminum, stainless steel options such as “Kleen Kanteen”, and similar, which are, of course, yet again “Made in China”.

While Kleen Kanteen (and I have yet to lay my hands on one for review and test) maybe – and indeed is – made in China, it is stainless steel and unless the origin of the steel from which they are produced is suspect then they should be the best alternative to plastic and aluminum bottles, whether lined with an “eco-liner” or not.

Another alternative one should source is stainless steel flasks made in India. Their stainless steel is an 18/8 and of good quality. 

Whether the current canteens of the military, whether UK, USA, or others, those that are made of plastic of one kind or another, are safe as far as BPA and such are concerned I cannot say. They are not, however, polycarbonate but some other “food grade” plastic and one would have to investigate that further.

Would the military put their personnel, who will use water from such bottles for days on end, at risk? Yes, they would, I am sure. But that is not, really, the question here.

Military canteens are not directly something that most would want to take on the train and into the office with them, or the child to school, and so the only alternative appears to be to go stainless steel. Stainless is also good for the reason that it can be recycled again and again and there is no problem with any liner that could contaminate the smelt in recycling, as there is with lined aluminum.  

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What should you be doing in the garden now, in the middle of September?

by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

If you live in the northern hemisphere where autumn is now upon us then harvesting should be your priority, along with sowing some of next years crops.

If the recent strong winds have not blown all your apples off the trees – especially here in Britain – then you should be picking the ripe fruit before they fall and get damaged.

Once picked, clean and dry each apple carefully and store the best individually wrapped in newspaper.

Store the apples in a cool dark place and check on a regular basis and remove any rotting fruit.

With the bumper crops we are having this year in the UK there should be plenty of fruit to keep you eating apples into the winter.

Apples that have blemished and that may be a little bumped make into apple sauce and apple butter and can those.

Also about now you should be digging up your main crop potatoes and storing them in potato sacks.

Crops to be sowing now for next year should now include Broad Beans and hardy peas.

In anticipation of a similar winter to that which we have had last year in this country, Britain, you should think of protecting the crops in the worst of the winter weather with cloches.

Many good ideas for how to winterize a garden and how to, in fact, continue growing food in your garden all year round can be found in the book “The Winter Harvest Handbook” by Elliot Coleman published by Chelsea Green. Definitely worth investing in.

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