The Green Parent
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Gardening
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17 May 2013
5 ways to use nettles
Outside my kitchen window I can see a huge clump of nettles. Their pretty blue flowers are in bloom and they are resplendent with bees and butterflies. They take up a large portion of one of our veg beds, but I love nettles! To eat and to look at. […] more
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15 May 2013
Festival special
Our June/July 2013 issue has just been published. It covers every stage of parenting from pregnancy (the healing use of sound) through to maintaining a strong bond with your teen daughter. Find out how to have a green wedding, use woodland as a teaching resource and discover the best green festivals for families this summer. […] more
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3 May 2013
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2 May 2013
3 ways with asparagus
May is the season for asparagus and how delectably delicious it tastes fresh from the earth! We are so used to having whatever fruit or veggies we fancy at any time of year, it’s easy to assume asparagus is on the menu year-round. But the difference in taste between the plastic-wrapped, food-mile-laden asparagus we find on the supermarket shelves all year round, and the real home-grown stuff is enough to make a case for locavore-ism. […] more
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19 Apr 2013
What to plant in April
We’ve had a long cold winter and the soil is just beginning to warm up. A good sign that your garden is ready for planting is when the weeds start growing strongly! April is the month when everything starts springing into life and you need to keep on top of the planting to make the most of your plot. […] more
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