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Full story of the Wentworth elm discovery
Wentworth elm at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Following extensive media coverage of the discovery of the Wentworth elm at the Palace of Holyroodhouse this blog seems like the appropriate place to give...
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Dining on the dark side
Jan and Tiina with one of the black nightsahde plants in the Really Wild Veg trial for 2016. Try to imagine how would you feel if you were invited to attend a meal where dishes made with black...
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Black nightshade trials
Tiina harvesting black nightshade in October 2016. Visitors to the Garden have been asking questions about this year’s Really Wild Veg trial plots that contain various black nightshade species. Jan,...
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PROTREE: Computer games and tree health
PROTREE is using Scots pine as an example to explore how forestry can encourage resilience in our tree populations. Tackling the tree health problems caused by an ever expanding number of new pests and...
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Big Picnic: Thought for Food
Thinking about food is something we all do everyday when we get hungry. We are also increasingly being urged to think about food by medical professionals who give us advice on healthy eating. This can...
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Thought for Food: Overcoming Barriers
Today the media is covering a story about vegetable shortages here in the UK due to poor weather in southern Europe. This is a timely reminder to us all that food should not be taken for granted and...
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Thought for Food: Reflections
Gigi with freshly harvested produce. As placement students from the University of Edinburgh at the Royal Botanic Gardens, our first day was far from conventional. Cristina was “amazed and...
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Thought for Food: Charity spotlight
Guest blog by Fanni Barocsi, University of Edinburgh MSc student Charities around Scotland and other parts of the world play a vital role regarding food security in local communities. Here I...
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Thought for Food: Community fridge initiatives
Guest blog by Georgina Hill, University of Edinburgh MSc student Neighbourhoods do not always have easy access to fresh produce. For some, accessing fresh, nutritious food can be a challenge....
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Thought for Food: Permanent Global Summertime
Guest blog by Cristina Romero Rios, University of Edinburgh MSc student Have you ever asked yourself where the bananas that you eat come from? Have you wondered the same about tomatoes, lemons,...
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Climate pins down dreaded tree disease
Healthy Dutch elm (Ulmus x hollandica ‘Major’) at East Baldwin Valley, Isle of Man. The day that Storm Doris arrives seems a fitting time to mention newly published research that suggests cold and...
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Thought for Food: Andy Crofts
Guest blog by Cristina Romero Rios, Fanni Barocsi and Georgina Hill, University of Edinburgh MSc students Andy’s passion for plants is clear. What he enjoys most about his job is helping people to...
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Thought for Food: Ben Dell
Guest blog by Cristina Romero Rios, Fanni Barocsi and Georgina Hill, University of Edinburgh MSc students Ben is kind, talkative and passionate about growing food. He says he has been interested...
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Thought for Food: Storytelling
On Thursday 2nd March the Thought for Food participants gathered at the Botanic Cottage for lunch and to discuss the next steps of the project. Soup was made from vegetables growing in the Garden...
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Thought for Food: A dive into academia
Guest blog by Cristina Romero Rios, Fanni Barocsi and Georgina Hill, University of Edinburgh MSc students Dr. Wendy Wrieden is a member of the Food Security Advisory Group working on the “Big...
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Thought for Food: Eating local and seasonal
Guest blog by Cristina Romero Rios, University of Edinburgh MSc student Some weeks ago, we wrote about the Permanent Global Summertime and the impression that supermarkets give us that all fruits...
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Thought for Food: Chelsea Marshall
Blog by Cristina Romero Rios, Fanni Barocsi and Georgina Hill, University of Edinburgh students We met Chelsea Marshall on a sun filled morning at the Summerhall Café to discuss her views on Food...
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Thought for Food: Robin Gourlay
Blog by Cristina Romero Rios, Fanni Barocsi and Georgina Hill, University of Edinburgh students Robin Gourlay is a food advisor to the Scottish Government who is working to make Scotland’s food...
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Full story of the Wentworth elm discovery
Wentworth elm at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Following extensive media coverage of the discovery of the Wentworth elm at the Palace of Holyroodhouse this blog seems like the appropriate place to give...
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Dining on the dark side
Jan and Tiina with one of the black nightsahde plants in the Really Wild Veg trial for 2016. Try to imagine how would you feel if you were invited to attend a meal where dishes made with black...
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