News round up: Organic sales up, dead bumble bees and drought impacts

March 13, 2012

Organic sales through box schemes, home delivery and mail order up by 7.2%, despite a 3.7% dip in overall UK market. Globally, sales grew by 8.8% in 2010. http://www.soilassociation.org/marketreport
I keep on finding dead bumble bees in my garden & I feel certain it’s because there aren’t enough flowers out for them yet. Any ideas on ways to help?
A drought in the spring will hit Britain’s birds, beer and potatoes. Some of the people most affected by worsening water shortages talk about how drought is impacting on their livelihoods: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/12/drought-spring-birds-beer-potatoes

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