10 unmissable foods in season in September
Seasonal foods are better for our health and the environment. Here are the top 10 best fruits and vegetables that are in season in September.
Apple and yogurt cake
This apple and yogurt cake is prepared with a layer of apples in the bottom of the pan and the dough on top. Once cooled, turn it upside down and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
DIY beauty treatments with apples and other autumnal fruits
Autumn is the perfect period to pamper yourselves. Here are a few DIY beauty treatments with apples, grapes and pomegranates.
The eco-friendly leather bag made of apple scraps
Aiming to recycle organic waste, engineer Alberto Volcan created an eco-friendly leather bag made of apple scraps.
Greenpeace tests supermarket apples and finds pesticide residues
The environmental association analysed 126 samples of apples purchased in European supermarkets and found that 83 percent of them are contaminated with pests. But just conventional apples.
Apples with cardamom and lemon syrup
Apples with cardamom and lemon syrup can be kept in the fridge for as long as a week if they’re well preserved.
Apple and scamorza scones
British single-serving cakes in a savoury sweet version with apples and scamorza.
Up to 13 different pesticides in apple orchards according to Greenpeace
Intensive apple production in Europe uses too much chemicals. The most frequentlly found substance was a fungicide and there are also seven types of pesticides not approved by the EU.
Climate change: how food will disappear from our table
Carrots will have a different taste, cabbages will be rare and apples will be burnt by the sun: will we be able to “digest” climate change?
9 foods to always be bought organic
Some foods, more than others, are worth buying organic, since their “conventional” version may contain pesticides and have a higher environmental impact.