Organic farming is currently going through a bad time with recent studies showing there to be no health or nutritional benefits over conventionally grown food. Also studies are now questioning just how polluting organic farming really is. Prof Nick Gray gives a brief overview of this crisis. Link February 1st, 2013.

Centre Staff publish new report on groundwater-dependent wetlands. A new report by Dr Sarah Kimberley and Dr Catherine Coxon will significantly influence policy in the EU Water Framework Directive. The Report: Evaluating the influence of groundwater pressures on groundwater-dependent wetlands, EPA STRIVE Report 100, Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin. March, 21st, 2013

Plastic makes the world go round...But can we do without it when buying food? Jasmin Grossmann explores the unnecessary use of plastics when buying food and how to avoid them in her blog post. April 8th, 2013

Frugality often gets a bad rap. Why is it that so often living “frugally” is linked mentally with want, deprivation and hardship?  Aoife Beglin explores how frugal living is a sustainable lifestyle choice  that allows for greater personal freedom. July 24th, 2013.