Growing concerns

Concerned about what you eat? To avoid risky chemicals in your food - and your garden - read on. You can save a packet into the bargain...

Stylish, tasty food inside the M25
BBC2 chef Oliver Rowe puts London food on the map

Today I ate my first lettuce
Read the winning entry from our Green Stories competition

How to be an organic gardener
Slugs and snails and puppy dogs tails? A gardener reveals his secrets

Buying good food
How to ensure the food on your plate benefits the environment

Gardening tips
Five steps to becoming an organic gardener

10 reasons to get composting
The benefits of composting your green waste.

Grow your own food
How to save money through gardening

Earthworms
One of the world's top recyclers

More info
Read our straight-forward booklet - Food and farming - which explains the issues and offers practical advice.Order or Download now (PDF† format - 1044K).

Books
Interested in reading more? The Friends of the Earth Shop stocks an extensive range of reading materials on environmental issues from the political to the practical.

Useful contacts
Find out more from other organisations.

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