Archive for April, 2010

We’ve had a glimpse of what a plane-free world would feel like: quieter, clearer, slower and vastly less polluting. But more than anything else the Icelandic volcano ‘crisis’ was (and possibly still is) the perfect opportunity to change our dysfunctional food system. Eyjafjallajökull gives us an opportunity to stop the madness of inter-continental trafficking of [...]

Free ‘Grow Your Own’ workshops are available to residents in Glenrothes during April and early May. The workshops are available during the day and early evening and will be run by tutors from Elmwood College’s horticultural department. Commenting on the programme, organiser Iain Anderson of the Fife Community Food Project team said: “These workshops will [...]

Here’s a quick overview of what could be happening in a garden near you over the next month or so. This is the time to get lots of things going so there is loads of sowing to do. For beans and peas soak them overnight, then over the following few days rinse them twice with [...]

Wow! We are delighted to see an explosion of local food projects in Scotland, the following of which have just received funding from the Climate Challenge Fund…congratulations to all. We would be hoping to make contact with everybody so please email us at: fifediet@yahoo.co.uk to share ideas and build connections. Food Action Regeneration and the [...]

Don’t get hot and cross with bad buns or mad about rip-off Easter eggs that are all plastic packaging and too little chocolate – try this delicious recipe from Fifes newest (and smallest?) bakery. Dunfermline’s Steamie Bakehouse has a recipe for 16 buns at a time. They are amazing – and not as difficult as [...]