Now Co-op goes peat-free: Supermarket chain stops selling compost with peat

Now Co-op goes peat-free: Supermarket chain stops selling compost with peat to help the fight against climate change after plea from Monty Don Natural peatlands absorb and store carbon which helps tackle climate change  Peat loses this function when it is dug up and sold in stores as part of compost Monty Don criticised the use … Read more

Now Co-op goes peat-free: Supermarket chain stops selling compost with peat

Now Co-op goes peat-free: Supermarket chain stops selling compost with peat to help the fight against climate change after plea from Monty Don Natural peatlands absorb and store carbon which helps tackle climate change  Peat loses this function when it is dug up and sold in stores as part of compost Monty Don criticised the use … Read more

Moment trees on hillside slide down slope after peat slippage on windfarm in Northern Ireland

Amazing moment trees on hillside slide down slope after peat slippage on windfarm in Northern Ireland A passerby was stunned to see an entire landscape move in front of his eyes  The unsettling incident was the result of a peat slippage in Northern Ireland  There were no reports of injury or concerns the local water … Read more

Monty Don slams garden centres for selling compost made from peat

Monty Don slams garden centres for ‘actively choosing to do harm’ by selling compost made from peat Peat has adverse effects on climate and is most damaging fuel of global warming  Intensive peat mining is also a known threat to rare and endangered species Gardeners urged to stop ‘sticking their head in the sand’ and … Read more