I love bread but would like to point out that there's a big campaign going on right now in the UK to get Folic Acid out of wheat flour and an incredible amount of flour-based foods, as well as some that aren't like Kellogg's cereals, canned soups, and Marmite even. The UK government has made it mandatory from December for Folic Acid to be added to white flour but it is being added to wholemeal too. People are up in arms about this because it is a health risk to people with cancer and stents, as well as some other conditions. It is said that increases the risk of colon and prostate cancer. Dr Clare Craig is leading the campaign against it and created a petition that well over 100,000 people have signed. Politicians Rupert Lowe and Andrew Bridgen have joined her in speaking out. It is being said that the synthetic Folic Acid is vitamin B9 and the same as Folate the natural vitamin B9 available from green vegetables. It is not! It is being said that pregnant women need it to protect against neural tube defects that can cause spina bifida and other harmful conditions in babies. That is the reasoning behind this. But one question that jumps out is why are men, and old women who cannot get pregnant, and children too, being forced to eat foods with Folic Acid in them? It is so crazy that people are saying how are we supposed to get through an average day without eating something with this synthetic and potentially toxic drug in the food. In the UK it will be in breads, rolls, pastries, pasties, pies, cakes, tarts, sponges, biscuits, pizza dough, pasta, breakfast cereals...and the list goes on. The good news is that Folic Acid is not being added to all bread and flour-based products here in Portugal, as far as I can tell, but that doesn't mean it is not in Kellogg's Cornflakes, for example. I made a reel about it: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeMt2kpM4J7/

@Carl Munson there's loads of posts about this again on X where it is trending. Some people are rightly asking why are men, children, and old people being more or less forced to consume this stuff, when the original reason given for its addition is to help pregnant women give birth to healthy babies. There are posts like this about all the foods it is going to be in:https://x.com/CaptDrimmie/status/2112485471100039344?s=20

I am a gardener and give talks/write about butterfly gardening. That could be my "beginner-friendly project" too. Grow the right plants for butterflies to lay their eggs on. e.g. Arruda/Rue for Swallowtails, Milkweed for Monarchs.

@Emily Harper I have 12 Swallowtail caterpillars and three chrysalises here right now. This is a favourite because the British Swallowtail is such a rare insect and when I saw my first European one in the garden here it was a "Wow" moment! They choose Rue where I live over Fennel, Dill or Carrot. Rue is commonly grown in gardens and is green all year round. My landlord told me it is thought to keep evil away and I thought well, that is great news for the Swallowtails. I have my work in Portuguese as well as in English. I point out that a female of whatever species of butterfly, is looking for whatever the right plants are to lay her eggs on. e.g. a Swallowtail looks for Rue or Fennel or Dill, and a Monarch looks for Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) or Balloon Plant/Bristly-fruited Silkweed (Gomphocarpus fruticosus). A Red Admiral seeks out Nettles.

Thank you, Carl! The ESRAG meeting was brilliant and the date is being moved to 2030. Wembley Stadium was proposed as the venue. Jimmy Page has been notified of the idea and approves. Back to the coast here. I live inland so rarely see the sea but have been to Arrabida several times. The music video for my song "Where Does All The Plastic Go?" was partly filmed there too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9FBmErYpz4