Vegetables

Food and Drink

How Cornish pasties made their mark on a Mexican mining town

Though their fillings may be a little spicier, the resemblance between the Mexican “paste” and traditional Cornish pasty is uncanny. The story of the somewhat unlikely legacy of the English snack takes us back 200 years, across the Atlantic Ocean, and down a few mines.

16/10/2024

Nature

‘It’s my life’: Inside the record-breaking world of giant vegetables

A competitive spirit and lots of dedication is what unites giant vegetable growers around the world.

21/09/2024

Eco-Innovation

This Swedish vertical farm grows vegetables inside of supermarket

This in-store farming solution uses a hydroponic method, where plants are grown in rockwool plugs in water without soil.

15/09/2024

Culture news

Here's why you should fear on-screen asparagus

Here's a cinematic and televisual theory to challenge even the staunchest asparagus lover.

05/05/2023

The Kitchen

Meal of the Week: Carciofi alla Napoletana

Carciofi alla Napoletana - or Neapolitan artichokes - are a popular option in Naples for vegetarians or for those wanting to add more vegetables to their diets.

29/04/2023

Green News

What fruit and vegetables are being rationed in UK supermarkets?

"Everyone wants to avoid rationing," the farmers' union have said. So why are supermarkets doing it?

22/02/2023

Eco-Innovation

Hydroponics: Inside the refugee camp growing veg without soil

The new technique may prove to be a "climate change buster" in rural and semi-urban areas in Zimbabwe and beyond. Here's how it works.

04/12/2022

Green News

These tricks could convince shoppers to buy ‘wonky’ veg

Why not ditch ‘perfect’ veggies on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste?

29/09/2022

Living

Could this wall art be the answer to growing your own food indoors?

“If you can hang a picture, you have space to grow a garden”: the HydroArtPod is a smart indoor gardening system that looks like a piece of art on your wall.

30/08/2022

Eco-Innovation

World’s largest vertical farm could help the UK cut food miles

Comfortably larger than any other facility of this kind, it is due to open later this year.

09/06/2022

World News

Good News: A high school for sloths and roads paved with nappies

We bet you can't number 3 things that went well this week. We have 4: A high school for sloths, roads paved with nappies in Wales, Nigeria’s Spider-Man and more.

06/05/2022

Italy

Suspicious package sent to Italian politician was pasta and vegetables

The alarm was sounded when the delivery arrived -- but the impasta food was an apparent gift from Puglia.

27/01/2022

Experiences

Watch these elephants smash their way through a crop of giant pumpkins

Oregon Zoo in Portland hosted its 23rd Annual ‘Squishing of the Squash’ festival to usher in the Halloween season.

25/10/2021

Living

Updated: Which fruit and vegetables are in season in Europe right now?

From apricots in Austria to sweetcorn in Sweden, this is the ultimate guide to seasonal produce across Europe.

23/08/2021

Nature

Europe’s reliance on used cooking oil is fuelling deforestation

A new report suggests turning wasted chip fat into clean energy is actually making climate change worse.

21/04/2021

Nature

Are Bangladesh’s floating gardens the future of farming?

Vegetables could be safer in the hands of this ancient water-based planting method.

12/04/2021