Wicked Leeks issue 3

The third issue of Wicked Leeks magazine, published digitally for free, covers the impact of Covid-19 on food delivery, changing habits and farming.

A blow for sustainable farming

The government has voted down key amendments to the Agriculture Bill to limit its obligations on food standards and environmental protections as post-Brexit trade talks continue.

Buzzing about B-lines

A network of insect-friendly corridors is helping repair biodiversity loss by allowing them to move between habitats and adapt to new conditions caused by climate change.

Food waste drops during lockdown

Checking cupboards and making lists before shopping has led to households wasting around a third less food during lockdown despite buying more, a new survey finds.

The big interview

Professor Tim Lang tells Nick Easen why the imbalance in UK food supply explains why it is totally unequipped for coronavirus, Brexit and climate change.

The crisis behind the commodities

Producers of some of the world’s biggest crops, including bananas, coffee and cacao, are facing a devastating loss of income as supply chains stall.

Creativity and the corona crisis

Now that shopping for endless stuff we don't need isn’t available to us as freely, it is heartening to see the upsurge in creativity filling the space left behind.

Will Brits go back to the land?

As Brits are urged to apply for jobs picking fruit and veg, Matt Chittock takes a longer-term look at the UK's complex history and relationship with jobs on the land.

How to forage like a chef

From vegan dandelion honey to nettle pesto - here's how to look twice at everyday plants and learn to forage like a chef.

Covid shapes new food habits

Cooking more from scratch, throwing less food away and trying a veg box are among the widespread new food habits in the UK, a new YouGov survev finds.

Spilt milk: Covid-19 and dairy

Covid-19 has sent milk prices tumbling and caused public shock at wasted milk, but the crisis in dairy is much more long-term.

A view from Peru

The cost of organic fruit and veg from Peru covers stringent labour laws and social benefits, as well as tricky terrain requiring jobs to be done by hand, one organic grower tells Wicked Leeks.

A question of ownership

A scheme helping new farmers to access land is creating a network of small-scale farms and tackle the imbalance in land ownership.

Wicked Leeks Ellis

Wicked Leeks' cartoonist on food politics, farming and everything in between.

Food, farming and the climate emergency

We need a rapid transition to an alternative farming model, which is sustainable, nature-friendly and radically reduces emissions, writes Caroline Lucas.