by BFM Admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Candida spoke with Tia about what drew her to teaching organic gardening to young people in Primary schools in Bridport, what gardens can teach us, and her hopes for the town. How did your name become shortened to Tia? My full name is Mariteresa Perrella, usually...
by Bridport Food Matters | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog
How Bridport is moving forward with climate change responses Positive outcomes from September 21 meeting As part of Great Big Green Week, on September 21 a well-attended open meeting was held to explore positive, practical local responses to the climate crisis. It was...
by BFM Admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Blog
The humid and warm, but not really sunny, summer has led to blight on many tomatoes. To reduce the chances of this, it helps to ensure space between the plants, remove lower eaves and water the soil (avoiding the leaves) in the morning rather than evening, to help...
by Bridport Food Matters | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog
Simple steps: practical local responses to climate change It’s easy to feel that climate change is such a large problem that our actions won’t count. In fact, facing this crisis depends on actions we can all take, as well as responses from governments. Here are...
by Bridport Food Matters | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Feature Blog
Henry Dimbleby’s new report offers an encouraging, coherent set of recommendations which face up to many of the tangles and tensions in UK strategy for food, land use, and related health issues. It’s 140 pages long, but clearly laid out, and worth the effort to...
by Bridport Food Matters | Jul 20, 2021 | Blog
Held this year for the first time on the Millennium Green in Bridport, the Love Food – Love Bridport Market replaced the popular annual Bridport Food Festival event at Asker Meadows which was not possible to run with the current Covid-19 restrictions. The free...