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Features

Can local food hubs fix our broken food system?

When we invest in local producers, the food system becomes more resilient, argues Nick Easen

Cost-of-living Community Eating and drinking

Features

Cull me quick: the problematic race to rear & reduce carbon

The faster animals are reared and slaughtered, the lighter their carbon footprints tend to be. But this is no silver bullet to sustainable meat, says David Burrows

Supermarkets Animal welfare Environment and ethics Farming

News

What’s happened to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)?

The latest in a long line of policy U-turns by government has thousands of farmers up in arms – but what's actually going on? asks Will White

Agroecology Environment and ethics Farming Politics

Features

Freshly faked bread & supermarket sourfaux

Consumer protection legislation needs to address the mendacious claims & worrying contents of much of the UK's pre-fab bread

Eating and drinking Ethical business Sustainable Food Series

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How chefs and farmers are coming together

The rise of chefs working more closely with sustainable farmers is a fecund, two-way street, says Tomé Morrissy-Swan.

Eating out Eating and drinking Ethical business Growers and suppliers

Features

A tale of two veggie burgers

Is the next generation of veggie-burgers about truer meat-like products or something less processed? Longstanding vegetarian, Matt Chittock, takes a closer look

Eating and drinking Plant-based Diets

Features

WL Sustainable Food Series: Better grains & pulses

Eating more pulses is a positive choice in terms of sustainability but how much do we know about where our beans come from?

Sustainable Food Series

Features

WL Sustainable Food Series: The real deal with bread

From sliced white to wholemeal sourdough, not all bread is created equal. But what are the most important things to look for in your loaf?

Eating and drinking Sustainable Food Series

News

Can Dartington Forest Garden be saved?

Climate change Biodiversity Community Nature

News

The ‘Better Chicken Commitment’ lie

Animal welfare Eating and drinking Farming

Features

Can local food hubs fix our broken food system?

Cost-of-living Community Eating and drinking

STORY OF THE WEEK

Trusting industry to do the right things and clean up is like putting the fox in charge of the hen house Duncan Williamson, former global head of policy and research at Compassion in World Farming

Opinion

News from the farm: If every spring was like this…

Farming Guy Singh-Watson

Features

Cull me quick: the problematic race to rear & reduce carbon

Supermarkets Animal welfare Environment and ethics Farming

News

Food insecure families reduce fruit intake by 60%

Cost-of-living Eating and drinking Health Inequality

News

News from the farm: Betrayal at the finishing line

Environment and ethics Farming Guy Singh-Watson

News

What’s happened to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)?

Agroecology Environment and ethics Farming Politics

News

How chefs and farmers are coming together

Eating out Eating and drinking Ethical business Growers and suppliers

Features

A tale of two veggie burgers

Eating and drinking Plant-based Diets

Opinion

News from the farm: A joyful awakening

Farming Guy Singh-Watson Organics Soil

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