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Celebrity earthworms: wildlife citizen science
Earthworms have earned celebrity status of late. Big-budget marketing is encouraging the public to record the life and traumas of these usually low profile soil aerators. Yes, earthworms are in the...
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2011 is year of partnerships
That’s what’s coming up. Partnerships to get programmes going. I spent Wednesday afternoon at a North Hampshire primary school surrounded by 12 organisations brought together by a remarkably woman...
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Garden survival depends on volunteers
Free labour is expensive. RBG Kew gets back £7 from every £1 spent on volunteers (VIVA) – but still needs the £1 amidst budgets cuts.This thought is courtesy of PlantNetwork’s conference, July 2011....
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10 steps for writing a questionnaire
I spent August asking questions. Creating a questionnaire to find out the impact of an education programme helping people grow their own food. The research focuses on volunteer mentors and their...
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