Monthly Archives: March 2015

A Daily Dose of Nature: A New Paradigm for Wellbeing

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Miles King

Originally posted on Finding Nature:
Last week I was at ‘Towards a Daily Dose of Nature’, part of the Nature & Wellbeing Summit in Bristol. One of the ideas presented on the day was comparing nature to a drug. This…

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Natural Capital, Greshams Law and the Tainted Altruism Effect

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Miles King

I am in two minds whether to buy Tony Juniper’s new book, What nature does for Britain. On the one hand I think it will be well written and entertaining with lots of good examples of positive action for nature. … Continue reading →

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Wheat found in Mesolithic Britain 2000 years before farming arrived.

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Miles King

Einkorn – the first wheat   Some of you may know that I co-authored a book called “Arable Plants – a field guide” about 12 years ago (still available from all good internet book outlets, and possibly some bookshops too: … Continue reading →

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