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Our #WarrenFarmNR meadow is one of the highest species recorded sites in London. We have over 1000 different plants, including species facing London & U.K. wide extinction. We are against development on our urban wildflower meadow because so much would be lost to so many. 🌸🐝🦉

WarrenFarmNR's tweet image. Our #WarrenFarmNR meadow is one of the highest species recorded sites in London. We have over 1000 different plants, including species facing London & U.K. wide extinction. We are against development on our urban wildflower meadow because so much would be lost to so many. 🌸🐝🦉

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Wow! Here is a huge THANK YOU to the #parks #volunteer groups in #Birmingham! The figures for April 21 - March 22 are in, and a massive total of 86,537 volunteer hours have been logged, at £9.90 ph that's a financial value of £856,711! Keep up the amazing work everyone! 🙌💚

BOSFonline's tweet image. Wow! Here is a huge THANK YOU to the #parks #volunteer groups in #Birmingham! 

The figures for April 21 - March 22 are in, and a massive total of 86,537 volunteer hours have been logged, at £9.90 ph that's a financial value of £856,711! 

Keep up the amazing work everyone! 🙌💚

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Only 3% of UK wildflower meadows are left - bad news for bumblebees. RT if you think we should give bees, butterflies & other pollinating insects a fighting chance by growing wildflowers in our gardens, communities, towns & countryside, and by avoiding pesticides & weedkillers 🐝

LGSpace's tweet image. Only 3% of UK wildflower meadows are left - bad news for bumblebees. RT if you think we should give bees, butterflies & other pollinating insects a fighting chance by growing wildflowers in our gardens, communities, towns & countryside, and by avoiding pesticides & weedkillers 🐝
LGSpace's tweet image. Only 3% of UK wildflower meadows are left - bad news for bumblebees. RT if you think we should give bees, butterflies & other pollinating insects a fighting chance by growing wildflowers in our gardens, communities, towns & countryside, and by avoiding pesticides & weedkillers 🐝
LGSpace's tweet image. Only 3% of UK wildflower meadows are left - bad news for bumblebees. RT if you think we should give bees, butterflies & other pollinating insects a fighting chance by growing wildflowers in our gardens, communities, towns & countryside, and by avoiding pesticides & weedkillers 🐝
LGSpace's tweet image. Only 3% of UK wildflower meadows are left - bad news for bumblebees. RT if you think we should give bees, butterflies & other pollinating insects a fighting chance by growing wildflowers in our gardens, communities, towns & countryside, and by avoiding pesticides & weedkillers 🐝

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Today we have received some devastating news that in 1 year's time, our Landlord is evicting us and forcing us to close. Please show your support by sharing this news & sending us your best memories that we can gather to help display all the reasons why #WeCantLoseLeadmill

Leadmill's tweet image. Today we have received some devastating news that in 1 year's time, our Landlord is evicting us and forcing us to close.

Please show your support by sharing this news & sending us your best memories that we can gather to help display all the reasons why #WeCantLoseLeadmill

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A site visit in all the elements! Thank you @RegatherCoop @RegatherGareth and #FranHalsall #Headgrower Doug for a interesting and inciteful journey through the local food system in #Sheffield I hope we can help! #BetterParks #localfood #groworganic @stuartjohnt @ParksSheffield

rowanlonghurst's tweet image. A site visit in all the elements! Thank you @RegatherCoop @RegatherGareth  and #FranHalsall #Headgrower Doug for a interesting and inciteful journey through the local food system in #Sheffield I hope we can help! #BetterParks #localfood #groworganic @stuartjohnt @ParksSheffield

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Indonesia is the world's second-largest plastic polluter. Read more: wef.ch/2DEAJXe #environment #nature


Thanks everyone who bought the trio collection of Yumpa bars last week. Yet another successful event!


A reassuring development: Insects 'no more risky than other proteins' as animal feed - Farmers Weekly fwi.co.uk/poultry/insect…


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Meat eaters' diets emit twice as much carbon as vegetarians' Eating less is like cycling bit.ly/1P0Jefl

Greenpeace's tweet image. Meat eaters' diets emit twice as much carbon as vegetarians'
Eating less is like cycling
bit.ly/1P0Jefl

Increasing insect consumption over animal protein will help mitigate against water issues caused by climate change buff.ly/1MjIkZF


This Food Truck Serves A Side Of Crickets With Its Tacos hungryforever.com/this-food-truc… via @hungryforeverco


Thanks for a great day of new product development @nowfood Thai coconut and ginger cricket flour bar is awesome


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Read: Incredible methods of water #conservation in India bit.ly/1ia4PnF Photo Credit: Victoria Lautman

UNEP's tweet image. Read: Incredible methods of water #conservation in India bit.ly/1ia4PnF Photo Credit: Victoria Lautman

Ok #protein experts: Is cricket powder THE most sustainable source of complete protein around and if not what is??


Farmed fish will be 60% of fish we eat by 2030 BUT most fish caught now are used to feed these farmed fish? INSECTS!? buff.ly/1NkRPsL


Miniature Britain on BBC4 using new hi rez camera to show insect life in a fascinating way bbc.in/SGcryc


C-fu soluble cricket flour buff.ly/1EyKqTG The next few years are going to be exciting for the development of insect based foods


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Monthly report on #foodprice trends: Intl prices of maize increased for 2nd consecutive month in July. More details bit.ly/1frf8Ss


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Global warming caused by human emissions has most likely intensified the drought in California by roughly 15 to 20% pat.ag/jpde


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