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January / February

2008 January / February

In this issue Chas Griffin keeps the winter floods flowing; Gabriel MacSharry explains the importance of secondary metabolites in plant growth; Martin Brennan looks at the beauty and functionality of trees in the winter landscape; Judith Hoad looks at the benefits of the movement back to sustainable living; Aonghus Storey points us in the right direction to recycle our Chrismas waste; and Professor Eamonn Gallagher gives his impressions of a twenty-year association with the organic movement.

All at Organic Matters wish our readers a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and productive New Year.

Bobby Burke Remembered

Tony Varley writes about a forgotten pioneer of the co-operative movement.
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Indian odyssey

Grace Maher visits an Indian organisation fighting to retain traditional agricultural practices and rights.
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"All this waste, we have to ban it, if we want to save our planet!"

Jayne Enright tells how the teachers and pupils of St. Catherine's National School adopted this slogan for their environmental awareness campaign.
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In the Print edition…

Educating for sustainability

The formal education system must change to reflect how we should live in our environment says Rose Hogan.

Review of 2007 growing season

Billy Clifford looks at the highs and lows of another season.

Warming winter drinks

Kitty Scully provides recipes to chase away the winter blues.

Have a green Christmas

Lenny Antonelli advises on ways to avoid the consumer frenzy.

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