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Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a nutritious salmon salad, perfect for summer, as served in National Trust restaurants across the country. Clive uses seasonal ingredients collected from the kitchen gardens at Greys Court in Oxfordshire. For more great recipes head to http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/recipes

You guys like watching us eat bugs so much we thought we make a bug eating special! Now it may sound weird but with the population due to increase to over 9 billion by the year 2050, these little critters may be a frequent sight on our dinner plates!

It’s not a bird, it’s not quite a plane..it’s the Airlander 10! A new hybrid aircraft that can land and take off from anywhere due to its unique aerodynamic shape, which doesn’t look like anything other than a wing!

A light and healthy goat’s cheese and spinach quiche made by top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt. Clive uses seasonal ingredients and cooks in the holiday cottage kitchen at Upton House in Warwickshire.

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a light spring lettuce pea and mint soup as served in National Trust restaurants across the country. Clive uses seasonal ingredients and cooks in the holiday cottage kitchen at Upton House in Warwickshire. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to … Continue reading How to make National Trust Lettuce Pea and Mint Soup →

A mouth watering recipe from National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt – cinnamon and lemon whirl buns as served in National Trust cafes across the country. Clive uses locally sourced and British ingredients wherever possible and and cooks in the holiday cottage kitchen at Upton House in Warwickshire. For recipes and more about food from the … Continue reading How to make National Trust Cinnamon Lemon Buns →

It wouldn’t be Easter without hot cross buns – but they can be tricky to get just right. Here top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shares the secrets of his kneading techniques to get perfect results every time. Plus there’s a secret ingredient to make them extra special. For recipes and more about food from … Continue reading How to make National Trust Hot Cross Buns →

We’ve got spoonfuls of news for you in the world of green this week, from plastic munching bacteria to food sharing charities. We even threw in a jaunty tune!

This week there's been all sorts of panic – some of it surprisingly hairy! No we're not talking about Rob's man bun or his beard, or his face in general. Australian residents have been less than amused at the infestation of Panicum effusum. In Antarctica there's been a huge drop in the number of penguins … Continue reading Green.TV Weekly show: from Hairy Panic to Skateboards →

WDC Solar, founded by NBA-player-turned-entrepreneur Mark Davis, is one of the nation’s first African American-owned solar panel installation companies. In addition to serving paying clients, WDC Solar installs solar panels in low-income communities at no cost to residents and trains young men and women—often those who are unemployed or under employed —in this type of … Continue reading Solar Shines a Light on Diversity →

From CO2 to H20 Dawn and Rob take a look at the latest in green news. There’s trouble down under for the creatures of the sea, studies show that rising CO2 levels in the oceans may lead to a phenomena called Hypercapnia, or in other words – drunk fish. Further upstream, River Simple has just … Continue reading Green.TV Weekly show: from Drunk Fish to Wonky Veg →

Ahoy hoy! We're back with more news from our big green planet and our deep blue sea! This week we've looked at new on street charging technologies, alternative cargo shipping methods, the world largest renewable energy power plants around the world, jeans made out of plastic and jars of fresh air! What a jam packed … Continue reading Green.TV Weekly Show: from the High Seas to High Rise Jeans →

This week Rob and Dawn have been going bananas for some of the new ideas in the world of the clean and green. From driverless vehicles to premature daffodils and every thing in between! With Thanks to Tesla WEpod Wageningen University Panama Disease.org NASA's Cadet Kelly

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a warming winter beef and ale stew as served in National Trust restaurants across the UK. Clive uses seasonal ingredients and cooks in the 18th century kitchen at Florence Court, in Northern Ireland. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to … Continue reading How To Make National Trust Beef and Ale Stew →

The first episode of our weekly show dipping into our favourite stories from the sustainability world. Dawn and Rob look at the new news from New Deli, a sneak peek at the FFZero1 from Faraday Future, Formula E, Solar Impulse 2 and loads more. Like and subscribe! With thanks to: www.faradayfuture.com www.fiaformulae.com www.aquafuelresearch.com www.vestas.com www.volocopter.com … Continue reading Green.TV Weekly Show, 14th Jan 2016 →

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a tasty winter orange and ginger cake as served in National Trust restaurants across the UK. Clive uses seasonal ingredients and cooks in the 18th century kitchen at Florence Court, in Northern Ireland. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to … Continue reading How To Make National Trust Ginger & Orange Cake →

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a warming winter leek and potato soup as served in National Trust restaurants across the UK. Clive uses seasonal ingredients and cooks in the 18th century kitchen at Florence Court, in Northern Ireland. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to … Continue reading How to make National Trust Leek and Potato Soup →

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a tasty traditional bramley apple crumble, as served in National Trust restaurants across the country. Clive uses seasonal ingredients collected from the orchard at Erddig near Wrexham in North Wales. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/food

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a tasty autumnal parsnip and bramley apple soup, as served in National Trust restaurants across the country. Clive uses seasonal ingredients collected from the orchard and herb gardens at Erddig near Wrexham in North Wales. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust … Continue reading How To Make National Trust Parsnip & Bramley Apple Soup →

Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a tasty autumnal chicken and mushroom pie as served in National Trust restaurants across the country. Clive uses seasonal ingredients collected from the herb gardens at Erddig near Wrexham in North Wales. For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/food

Another beautiful film from Andy Ballard, this time tracing the history of a beach hut in Portland and its effect on the Pearce family from Bristol. For generations the Pearces have holidayed on the idyllic coasts of Portland in Dorset living a hunter-gather lifestyle on a sea-food diet of fish and crustaceans. Jonny Pearce gives … Continue reading Beach Hut Lifestyle →

Contrary to what it says on the packets in supermarkets 'imported from France, Israel or even Saudi Arabia', this little emerald gem can actually be found hiding under the tides of our very own British coastline. In this beautifully shot film by Andy Ballard you'll see that there's no better way to spend your summer … Continue reading Britain’s Secret Eats: Finding Samphire →

Get spring cleaning the natural way with our vintage life hacks to green clean your home. Created in partnership with Good Energy, we've used top tips from our expert housekeepers to create a series of videos on cleaning with natural and traditional techniques. There're a lot of lemons involved! Find out more about the National … Continue reading Vintage life hacks – How to polish wood (Chapter 5) →

Get spring cleaning the natural way with our vintage life hacks to green clean your home. Created in partnership with Good Energy, we've used top tips from our expert housekeepers to create a series of videos on cleaning with natural and traditional techniques. There're a lot of lemons involved! Find out more about the National … Continue reading Vintage life hacks – How to clean windows and mirrors (Chapter 4) →

Get spring cleaning the natural way with our vintage life hacks to green clean your home. Created in partnership with Good Energy, we've used top tips from our expert housekeepers to create a series of videos on cleaning with natural and traditional techniques. There're a lot of lemons involved! Find out more about the National … Continue reading Vintage life hacks – How to banish bad smells (Chapter 3) →

Get spring cleaning the natural way with our vintage life hacks to green clean your home. Created in partnership with Good Energy, we've used top tips from our expert housekeepers to create a series of videos on cleaning with natural and traditional techniques. There're a lot of lemons involved! Find out more about the National … Continue reading Vintage life hacks – How to get your surfaces to sparkle (Chapter 2) →

Get spring cleaning the natural way with our vintage life hacks to green clean your home. Created in partnership with Good Energy, we've used top tips from our expert housekeepers to create a series of videos on cleaning with natural and traditional techniques. There're a lot of lemons involved! Find out more about the National … Continue reading Vintage life hacks – How to green clean your home (Chapter 1) →

If you're looking for fun things to do with the kids this Easter, why not try making these tasty chocolate birds nests? or for more things to do and places to go visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

If you're looking for fun things to do this Easter, why not try making these fun Easter chick beanbags, from scraps of old cloth? They make great toys, presents or decorations. For more things to do and places to go this Easter visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

If you're looking for fun things to do this Easter, why not try making these colourful Easter baskets from recycled paper and fabric? They make great table decorations and are perfect for kids on an Easter egg hunt. For more things to do and places to go this Easter visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

If you're looking for fun things to do with the kids this Easter, why not try making these pretty Easter eggs, colored with traditional natural dyes? Or for more things to do and places to go this Easter visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

In this short animation, produced for primary school children by Green.TV, supported by the Wellcome Trust, we look at the remarkable evolution of the whale from a land-based dog-like animal to the marine mammal that became the world’s largest ever creature.

In the UK, 2/3 of Halloween pumpkins are thrown into the bin; that’s the equivalent of 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins, the weight of 1,500 double decker buses. The Oxford Pumpkin Festival, organised by HUBBUB, aims to highlight this in a series of events including distributing free pumpkin soup. What’s not to like.

Join Peter Pan, Wendy and tinkerbell as they start their journey to school. We believe that every child has the right to walk, cycle or scoot to school. That's why we're campaigning for safer streets. Support Sustrans' Campaign for Safer Streets at http://www.sustrans.org.uk/safetoschool

Join Alice and the Rabbit as they start their journey to school. But their adventure is hampered, enthusiasm curtailed and the school becomes a bore. We believe that every child has the right to walk, cycle or scoot to school. That's why we're campaigning for safer streets. Support Sustrans' Campaign for Safer Streets at http://www.sustrans.org.uk/safetoschool

Join Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion as they start their journey to school. But their adventure is hampered, enthusiasm curtailed and the school run becomes a bore. We believe that every child has the right to walk, cycle or scoot to school. That's why we're campaigning for safer streets. Support Sustrans' Campaign for Safer … Continue reading The Wizard of Oz: A Journey to School →

What are you doing this afternoon? Perhaps you’ve decided to vacuum clean your life sized model of a Blue Whale. This lady at the American Museum of Natural History has.

The United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN), in collaboration and with financial support from the Public Health and Environment Department of WHO, have launched the photo contest Your FOOD, Your HEALTH, Your FUTURE! The initiative is aimed at young people aged 18 to 25 years affected by changes in their environment and wishing … Continue reading UNSCN photo contest: Your FOOD, Your HEALTH, Your FUTURE! →