Why climate-change gardening means breaking all the rules

Manage your soil and your planting with global heating in mind and you'll not only save time and effort, but have a healthier plotEarly in 2010, I moved from a home with a small, tidy back garden in Brighton to a wild smallholding more than 200 metres above sea level in Llandysul in Wales. Concerns about the climate crisis were at the heart of my move: I was living at sea level, near an underground river, and worried about flooding. But more than anything, I longed to live somewhere I could be self-sufficient. After considering the options - Spain (extreme heat) and New Zealand (attractive but too far away) - I decided on Wales. Water shortages were unlikely, I thought, and property and land were affordable. So I left behind my old life to turn my passion for organic homegrown food into a full-time career - writing, running courses, making public speaking. Continue reading...