Friends of the Earth Cardiff Cyfeillion y Ddaear Caerdydd

Local people enjoy a free curry at the Feed Cardiff event. Photo by Phil Martin

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Grow your own on an allotment. Photos: Lyndsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Growing your own food is healthy, fun and good for the environment.

August is a time for enjoying the harvest, this year we are picking a lot of food both off our allotment and in the wilder abandoned plots where blackberries have taken a hold. Squash, courgettes, cucumbers, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, salads and herbs are all proliferating.

Compost bins at Centre for Alternative Technology
Photo: Lyndsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Making your own compost is satisfying and good for the garden as well as the environment. Best of all, compost is free. You can make it without spending a penny.

Cardiff's Real Food Market

Food and farming in the UK faces a stark choice. Do we continue to put profit first? Or adopt practices that safeguard the future of what we eat and those who provide it.

If we let them the Government, biotech industry and supermarkets will decide for us. It's time to put your foot down.