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Luke Hughes - herbalist, organic gardener and permaculturist - introduces the first of his five part series on the five compost activators, the Dandelion. Not only is it useful in the garden but Dandelion is the only known vegetable source of Vitamin D and one of the few plants that supplies vitamin B through its leaves.

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Residents of a village near Hanover, Germany, can switch on the streetlights as they need them using a mobile phone application. The project is designed to minimise electricity use without compromising the safety and convenience of the good burghers of DoerenTrup. The scheme has been piloted on several streets over the last year and was trialled after residents complained when the lights were turned off to save money.

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