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It does show the value of resilience through having multiple options. It would be nice if this serves as a wake up call about vulnerability, and a permanent change in habits for some (even if only in a small way). But I imagine we'll need a lot more of it, and more severe knock on effects, to...

In fact I'd assume it's possible to affect a supply chain by hacking without getting out of bed. A far cry from having to invest in, say, a viable air force to cross the channel and bomb the butcher's delivery tricycle...

Great stuff. Not only a learning experience for when things go down, but a feast into the bargain!

That shouts 'omlette' to me!

I was spoilt, growing up on chalk hills. Commons, pyramidals, bees, butterflies, twayblades, and even one of the helleborines..

They seem to be as happy shaded in woodland as on open grassland. Orchids are an odd one. The seed can sit around for years, waiting for an exact combination of circimstances to germinate. A bit of ground disturbance is a good thing to bring them out, cows can be useful in this respect as long...

@Broch I booked on the other day, finally, after years of dithering! That'll bring the average age of the hobby down a bit...

Looks grand, it obviously likes it there.

I get you, but my point was more that 1950s dripping was more likely to be grass fed, so healthier than modern calories (inflammatory seed oils, empty refined carbs). You've nicely flagged up another of the main issues- nasties in food are permitted in 'safe' amounts, which don't cause people...

The myth of high cholesterol levels in food resulting in high cholesterol levels in blood has been blown apart nicely, there is plenty of reading on the subject available online. What is far more important is the quality of the fat- omega 3 vs omega 6 content, and the balance of both to...

The majority of US rapeseed is GM. Thankfully it's still not legal to grow it here. The concern is that it is sprayed off with glyphosate as a dessicant prior to harvest, which means it has high levels of a chemical which an enormously wealthy corporation has spent years and vast amounts of...

From previous posts about online meat suppliers you've obviously clocked what goes over the heads of many. The majority of British animal products- meat, dairy, eggs et al- are produced with a substantial percentage of imported feed. You usually need to carefully look beyond supermarkets to...

And GM food is one of the biggest scams in the UK food industry. It's currently illegal to sell GM food in the UK. But farmers can buy import GM feed, feed it to livestock, and sell the livestock. That's likely what you're eating unless you buy organic or Pasture for Life. Most of British...

Entirely doable, but for some parts of the year choice of many things is obviously going to be limited. With all the options open to us these days, online, delivery services etc, you'd still get plenty of variety at all times of the year. I have similar slight restrictions as I only eat organic...

I've seen that before a few times, surprising how loud it is when you're close!

Good for them, I consider it a disgusting thing to do to an animal and only buy animal products from places where I have a full knowledge of everything which goes on. Another long term Buy Wholefoods Online customer. I've always had great service from Gazegill for meat. Other than sausages...

For these reasons there is a genuine possibility the internet could cease to become the useful resource it has been for the last 20-odd years, to the extent that it could actually become easier to regress to using books and libraries as a source of information. Of course, AI has the potential to...

Dead people the rods told me to say it!

I'm frankly not interested in what others believe or don't believe. I only know my personal experience and that of others I trust. I don't require scientific studies and media reports to form beliefs. I'm not trying to convince you of anything. My advice would be try it, and also to conduct...

They are a load of rubbish, as I (and plenty of others I know) can dowse with a success rate much greater than mere probability.