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I dream of an accessible, biodiverse, and inclusive countryside – where farmers are valued for their stewardship of nature, as well as for the food they produce.
As with all issues facing our food system, the peat dilemma is nuanced and there's no easy answer.
Today's low prices are tomorrow's shortage, and the day after tomorrow's high prices are overproduction and, therefore, low prices. The cycle goes on and on – but we can commit to a better way
Riverford’s latest report highlights the unprecedented challenges on the path towards a brighter future for farmers, people + planet
The path to sustainability is being laid by patient, detail-focused engineers, scientists, and statisticians with little interest in marketing and politics.
'Silver bullet' cash boosts, tech funds and horticulture missed from the bigger picture
Why are farmers blocking motorways, markets, and depots across Europe? For the most part, the answer is money – with a complex emotional backdrop.
The more I learnt about the soil’s complex, interrelated biology, physics, and chemistry, the more I despaired of ever understanding it.
The 50-year trend towards vast scale and narrow specialization in farming has had tragic costs; socially, environmentally, and for animal welfare. We need a different model – but is there an economically viable alternative?
As emergency authorisation is granted for sugar beet farmers to use banned pesticides, growers need a realistic plan to transition to more nature-friendly methods.
I have become convinced that, with careful management, wild garlic is the most sustainable food in our boxes.
Issue 12: Fairness and five years.
Find out more about Wicked Leeks and our publisher, organic veg box company Riverford.
With the food system failing and growers up in arms, we explore what’s fuelling recent demonstrations – and why there’s no future without sustainable farming
While it was great to hear unanimous and cross-party support for all aspects of our petition in the parliamentary debate, there is still some way to go to achieve real fairness for farmers.
Riverford's planning team are finishing off the crop plan that will fill our veg boxes from May 2024 to May 2025.
One of the biggest links between our food and deforestation of the rainforest is actually through animal feed. We meet the farmers trying to reverse our soy addiction.
Farmers cannot keep feeding us if they are denied commitment and security, and are not making a fair, reasonable profit.
As the pressure of food security sharpens, where does that leave the question of rewilding and biodiversity? Jack Thompson reports.
Banana growers navigate huge challenges during storm season in the Dominican Republic, making the arrival of Dominican bananas in our fruit bowls a remarkable feat.
This small, beautiful field on the side of a hill in Burundi is a far cry from the conference halls of Dubai, where COP 28 will soon be held.