Andre Leu is the author of 'Myths of Safe Pesticides' (2014, Acres USA) and now an updated and rewritten version that focuses on the effects of chemicals on our babies and children – 'Poisoning our Children'. The title is dramatic, but like climate change, Leu feels there is no time to waste in raising attention to these problems that grow in magnitude with every passing minute. Here in an edited extract, he continues our discussion on the health effects of chemicals.

Well-maintained tools make gardening jobs safer and easier. Justin Russell shows how to keep them sharp.

The more the land, the more ambitious Simon Webster’s gardening vision became. 

Jessamy Miller explores the pros and cons of keeping hybrid chooks and how they stack up against pure breeds.