Since March, sales of vegetable plants and seeds have been soaring. The demand has been so great that some online nurseries have had to suspend their websites at times to cope with the rush of orders. One person who has been helping novice growers get to grips with their new-found passion for ‘grow your own’ … Read more
Minister tells furloughed workers they should get fruit-picking jobs to help farmers who are struggling to fill vacancies George Eustice expects there to be a need to recruit British harvest workers ‘A third of the migrant labour that normally comes to the UK is here,’ he says Up to 80,000 workers, mostly from Eastern Europe, … Read more
The first plane carrying 150 ‘critically important’ Romanian fruit and vegetable pickers landed at Stansted this afternoon. The young Romanians, a mix of men and women and all wearing face masks, filed out of the near empty airport in groups of five to comply with social distancing. They were then transported by buses to a … Read more
Chicken and veg traybake By Dr Michael Mosley Published: 00:03 BST, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 15 March 2020 An easy, all-in-one, gut-friendly dish. Serve with a crisp green salad. Cook for 15-20 minutes more, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and the vegetables lightly browned SERVES 4 530 calories PER … Read more