Afsaneh

For centuries, people have been using plants for their medicinal properties, to cure ailments and treat wounds, as well as using the outdoors to get a fix of Vitamin D. We’ve also acknowledged the important part that plants and green spaces play in improving our mental and physical health and wellbeing. A well-overlooked form…

Peat has been the main ingredient of garden compost since the 1940s, as a way to add nutrients to the soil and to aid water retention. However, what might have been good for our plants, has had the opposite impact on the climate and local ecosystems. Peat is not a renewable resource, in fact…