For those of you who remember the film, "Pretty Woman," you'll recall the scene where Julia Roberts' character goes back into the Rodeo Drive boutique that had turned her away a day earlier - only this time she comes in wearing designer clothes. As the sycophantic salespeople who had...
You'll have to excuse me, but I have seriously mixed feelings about the announcement of Defra's new Fruit and Vegetable Task Force . On the one hand, I'm more than happy to see the issue being addressed. It's past time that Hillary Benn paid adequate attention to what the horticulture...
I completely support and now is the time to campaign. We need about £100m more per year, according to evidence given to the EFRA Select Committee "Securing UK Food Supplies to 2050" for which I was their Specialist Adviser. I had been aware of the decline in agricultural and horticultural research...
Save our science please!
Barbara Tremain Gardens
The House of Lords is looking to report on research priorities for science and technology. Now may be the time to make a difference. Please give evidence in support of the case for research into horticulture - before it is too late. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/Cfefunding.pdf
