Graig Farm Blog

GMOs have caused controversy since they entered the mainstream in the mid-1990s. But what are GMOs and should we be concerned about their widespread use? Genetically modified organisms are animals, plants or microorganisms like bacteria that have had their genes altered to modify their characteristics. Introducing new characteristics to an organism can enhance it in some way. For example, crops...

Serves: 2 Ingredients 8 spring onions 1 tbsp vegetable oil 35g Thai green curry paste 200ml carton coconut cream ½ chicken stock cube 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce 1 lime or 2 kaffir leaves (fresh or dry) 1 stalk of lemongrass stalk 150g young spinach 25g coriander 140g cooked and peeled king prawns Method Trim and roughly slice the onions...

Serves: 4 Prep time: 30 mins Cooking time: 10 – 30 mins Ingredients Curry Paste 10 black peppercorns 2 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp coriander seeds 10 green chilies 5 shallots 2 garlic cloves 1in ginger, peeled 6 lemongrass stalks 12 kaffir lime leaves Pinch ground cinnamon ½ tsp salt ½ tsp turmeric 1 tsp chili oil 1 tbsp palm...

Bees in the UK are under threat Bees are incredibly hard-working creatures and without their work, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy delicious foods like apples, blueberries, cucumbers, onions and so much more. You wouldn’t want these to disappear, right? Two bee species are already extinct in the UK as a result of intensive agriculture, and other species are at...