Small but perfectly farmed
An obsessive attention to waste, absolute efficiency and micro supply chains – could a Marie Kondo-approach to farming hold the key to sustainability?
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Wicked Leeks Ellis
Wicked Leeks' cartoonist on food politics, farming and everything in between.
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Farmers to be paid for environmental protection
Government confirms new farm subsidies will be based on environmental protection in new Agriculture Bill.
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How to be a 'sustainable' vegan
Veganism in its purest form considers only animal welfare, but at a time of growing awareness about the wider impact of food choices, some are widening their interpretation.
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Start the year with heritage seeds
The new Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks series brings you seasonal advice on what to do in your garden.
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Make Seville orange marmalade
Putting down roots in 2020
Explore these top tree-planting projects across the UK.
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How I bought no food for a year
Sustainability adventurer Rob Greenfield spent the last year growing and foraging all of his food.
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Overfishing set to continue
EU ministers have ignored advice and set unsustainable fish quotas for several stocks in 2020, missing a deadline to end overfishing.
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British veg faces climate threat
Nick Easen investigates what the climate crisis means for the future of British-grown fruit and veg.
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Guy's news...
Founder of Riverford Guy Singh-Watson writes a weekly column with news from the farm and more...
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Welcome to Wicked Leeks
Introducing the new online magazine for sustainable food and ethical business.
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Ruminating on seaweed
Could feeding cows and sheep with additives like seaweed or garlic cut the livestock industry’s greenhouse gas emissions? David Jesudason finds out.
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Trees and diet lead new climate report
Cutting beef and dairy consumption by a fifth and increasing tree cover are among new recommendations by the government's Climate Change Committee in a report on land use.
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- Cartoon
- Farming
- Climate change
Ellis: 'It's called rewilding'
Ellis spots the debate around rewilding as a climate solution and tool to restore nature and wonders whether every little might help.
By Ellis - 24th January 2020
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- Farming
- Climate change
- Organics
Trees and diet lead new climate report
Cutting beef and dairy consumption by a fifth and increasing tree cover are among new recommendations by the government's Climate Change Committee in a report on land use.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd January 2020
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- News from the farm
- Environment & ethics
Helping farmers grow their own future
By training families to farm sustainably, the new Send a Cow and Tusk campaign hopes to alleviate hunting pressures on Uganda's Murchison Falls national park.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd January 2020
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Best recipes for Burns Night
This Scottish feast is the perfect way to banish the winter blues – with haggis, neeps and tatties, and other hearty Scottish dishes washed down with a dram or two.
By Becky Marshall - 23rd January 2020
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- Farming
- Food waste
Small but perfectly farmed
An obsessive attention to waste, absolute efficiency and micro supply chains – could a Marie Kondo-approach to farming hold the key to sustainability?
By Anna Turns - 22nd January 2020
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- Environment & ethics
- Animal welfare
Levison Wood backs Living with Wildlife campaign
New appeal from Send a Cow and Tusk, and matched by government funding, will fund training in sustainable farming to replace poaching in Uganda.
By Nina Pullman - 20th January 2020
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Latest news
- Environment & ethics
- Farming
- Climate change
A 'radical' roadmap to sustainable food
A major new report has outlined how food and farming can radically move away from producing and selling cheap food that degrades environment and causes ill health.
By Nina Pullman - 17th July 2019
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- Climate change
- Farming
Extinction Rebellion urges farmers to join the cause
Co-founder of climate action group spoke alongside president of the NFU and multiple academics to discuss farming and net zero carbon emissions.
By Nina Pullman - 10th July 2019
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- Organics
Organic farming enhances bees and honey
Wider diversity in pollen and flowers on organic land leads to increased bee populations and more honey, a new report has found.
By Nina Pullman - 4th July 2019
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- Climate change
Fossil fuel expansion threatens climate targets
A new report has found that existing or planned fossil fuel energy projects means 1.5 degree warming target is impossible as Extinction Rebellion gear up for more action.
By Nina Pullman - 3rd July 2019
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- Plastic
- Packaging
New plastic campaign takes off
Campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is calling for mass action to ask supermarkets to reduce plastic while MPs debate banning non-recyclable food packaging.
By Nina Pullman - 25th June 2019
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- Politics
- Environment & ethics
Green groups fear loss of momentum
A new report from Soil Association aims to reignite momentum around environmental progress and a 'Green Brexit' amid fears Tory leadership race is distracting.
By Nina Pullman - 19th June 2019
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