By Janet Colston Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, and is only surpassed by…
Browsing: Functional Food
“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Alzheimer’s is a degenerative…
Banker plants provide an alternative food source, habitat and often a reproduction site for natural pest enemies. Banker plants can…
As 2025 begins, many farmers will be considering which crop to grow in the year ahead. Most will have been…
‘Prince of Herbs’, Ashwagandha or Indian Ginseng (Withiana Somnifera) grown in hydroponics under LED lights. Image courtesy of The Functional…
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum spp.) in hydroponics, courtesy of The Functional Plant Co. Given the chance, we all appreciate the beauty of…
Vegetable production with grafted young plants originated in Japan and Korea as a way to avoid serious crop loss caused…
Strawberries have an interesting lineage that many people may be unaware of. The story goes that the humble garden strawberry…
We all experience stress at some point in our lives. It’s not inevitable though, and our mood could be altered…
Ice cream would not be ice cream without Vanilla. I am fortunate to have the most famous Scottish ice cream…
Many of us drink coffee because it makes us feel good and gives us a boost in the morning. Caffeine,…
I’ve recently been eating Driscoll’s new highbush blueberries from Morocco. Guess what, they have only gone and supersized them! It’s…
One dominant variety of ginger, Zingiber officinale, is often used to flavor our home cooked stir-fry’s, but did you know…
With phytonutrients trending, we want to delve into what we mean by ‘bioactives’ and how they could impact Controlled Environment…