No Time To Waste

Food waste is a climate issue if it ends up in landfill - join the new campaign from Riverford and Wicked Leeks to cut food waste in the home and raise awareness.

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UK banks linked to deforestation, report finds

Barclays, HSBC and NatWest are among UK banks found to be linked to deforestation in Brazil as spotlight on unethical finance grows.

'When we whistle, you jump'

As we became employee owned and I renounced control, protection of suppliers was written into our founding documents; last month, this was crystalised into a new Supplier Charter.

Caterpillars and tackling the biodiversity crisis

A caterpillar spotted while gleaning a field for leftover crops sparked a conversation around the connection between species, writes Chantelle Norton.

Nadiya fronts food waste-climate campaign

Two new campaigns aim to show link between food waste emissions and the climate crisis alongside simple empowering tips to cut back.

Ellis: Small steps to zero waste

Ellis charts the steps to zero waste in the kitchen and finds little chance for leftovers.

Wicked Reviews: Is less really more?

In a restorative and invigorating read for troubled times, radical economist Jason Hickel argues we replace the very idea of growth with a society built around ecological stability and wellbeing.

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The great salary divide

As Fairtrade Fortnight kicks off, Olivia Oldham investigates some of the salary inequalities and progressive solutions among UK businesses trying to end the subsidised cycle of cheap goods and unfair trade.

New juice brand hopes to restore apple biodiversity

Rare apple varieties such as Tydeman’s Late Orange, May Queen and William Crump are among those that are being sold in a new apple juice range in a bid to protect biodiversity and small orchards.

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Rewilding estate launches regenerative farm

The Knepp Estate has launched a regenerative farming project to show how conservation and food production can work together.

Finding the groove in grain

The co-founder of dance legends Groove Armada tells Nina Pullman why he swapped clubs for fields with a mission to spread the word about sustainable wheat.

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The world’s first organic state

Farmers in India’s state of Sikkim are pioneering a 100 per cent organic and localised food system, but instead of replicating that, new laws in the country are threatening to topple this traditional way of life.

Loaves of goodness

Celebrate Real Bread Week by making your own organic sourdough, or buying from your local bakery – slow-fermented for flavour and nutrition, it’s bread to brighten up any meal.

Juicing, blending and blitzing – what’s the difference?

Fresh juices and smoothies are often spoken of in the same breath. Superficially they are very similar, but from a culinary perspective, they’re wholly different

Nuts and rationality

I will never see the walnuts in full production, but have been sustained by a vision of being wheeled out in my later years to sit under the trees, writes Guy Singh-Watson.

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Know before you throw: A guide to green packaging

Plastic pollution has led to a surge in green packaging alternatives - but some still degrade into micro plastics or require industrial conditions to breakdown. Explore our infographic to find out more.

Boom in organic unmatched by farming

Sales of organic boomed during 2020 as the pandemic boosted interest in food quality but growth will be met by imports as UK farmers hold back.

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Green packaging: What’s the difference?

Know your home compostable from your biodegradable? Packaging expert Robyn compares some of the so-called ‘green’ packaging out there, and how to dispose of them.