Get Your Hands Dirty, Urges David Bellamy

David Bellamy on allotment

Michael Wale meets David Bellamy and is swept aside by his enthusiasm and a note of controversy.

He may be grey haired, he may be 75, but David Bellamy has as much environmental fire in his belly as ever.

The First Real Food Festival

Real Food Festival Debate - Giorgio Locatelli, Rob Lyons, Henrietta Green

Michael Wale liked what he saw and tasted during a visit to the first Real Food Festival.

Real England: The Battle Against The Bland

Michael Wale talks with a writer fighting to preserve the Real England.

Organic Cooking With Barny Haughton

Michael Wale meets Barny Haughton, organic chef and owner of Bristol’s Quartier Vert restaurant and cookery school.

Middlesbrough Leads The Way In Urban Food Production

Food should be grown in all our inner cities, says Michael Wale, just like they are doing in Middlesbrough.

Return To Fordhall Farm

Michael Wale returns to Fordhall Farm that was saved by the public.

Apple Lovers

Michael Wale visits a Herefordshire orchard brought back to life by the public.

Visit An Organic Farm This Easter

There are plenty of reasons to visit an organic farm this Easter weekend, urges Michael Wale

The Feast Of Albion

An organic feast prepared from food within a fifty mile radius of London

Michael Wale goes behind the scenes of a very English banquet.

Green Issues With Michael Wale

A photo of Michael Wale

Michael Wale was a sports presenter on BBC-TV in London and the south east, before returning to radio and writing. He appears regularly on LBC doing a weekly What The Local Papers Say as well as being their rowing correspondent and commentating on the annual Varsity Boat Race. He was the first rock critic for the Financial Times and has written several books; the first Voxpop: Profiles of the Pop Process is about the rock industry. Last year his book about allotments View from a Shed was published and he is now working on the story of the organic movement in the UK. He writes regularly for farming and gardening publications as well as Time Out. He lives in London, is married and has a daughter at St Martin's Art school.

Green Issues With Michael Wale

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Get Your Hands Dirty, Urges David Bellamy

Michael Wale meets David Bellamy and is swept aside by his enthusiasm and a note of controversy.

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