Cauli harvest smashes records
Good weather has led to a major glut on cauliflowers with 200,000 delivered by Riverford since January.
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Wicked Leeks Ellis
Wicked Leeks' new cartoonist with his take on sustainability, food politics, and anything in between.
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Lessons in Taste
Food writer Bee Wilson talks exclusively to Wicked Leeks about her new sensory food education project, TastED, and why we need to re-connect with food.
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Welcome to Wicked Leeks
Introducing the new online magazine for sustainable food and ethical business.
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Becoming a co-owner was a profound relief
I feel fulfilled to work for a business where I’m serving my friends and colleagues, writes Joe Atkins.
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Is there a gender imbalance in farming?
Where's the catch?
Overfishing and pollution has led to a crisis in our seas. Is there such a thing as a sustainable fish?
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What is responsible capitalism?
Latest News
- Health
ITV donates £2m to ground-breaking veg campaign
Broadcaster ITV has donated £2 million to a campaign to promote consumption of vegetables in the form of primetime TV advertising space.
By Nina Pullman - 9th October 2018
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- Climate change
‘Unprecedented’ changes needed to tackle climate change
Shifting diets away from intensively-farmed animal products is one of changes that must happen if global warming is to be kept within 1.5 degrees, a major new climate change report has warned.
By Nina Pullman - 8th October 2018
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- Politics
- Food waste
Gove unveils new £15m fund for food waste
A new £15 million government fund will help tackle food waste and redistribute the equivalent of 250 million meals to those in need, environment minister Michael Gove has
By Nina Pullman - 3rd October 2018
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- Food waste
- News from the farm
Not snow much waste….
It’s a new week and today there’s little resemblance to the winter wonderlands our organic farms became last week, just the odd muddy, slushy white spots dotted around the fields, and a welcome…
By Emily Muddeman - 5th March 2018
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- Environment & ethics
Riverford announces palm-oil free stance
We’re very pleased to be able to say that from the start of 2017, Riverford has been 100 per cent palm-oil free. For the most part, this was straightforward to achieve: we added ‘no palm oil’ to the…
By Ellen Warrell - 13th December 2017
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- Eating & drinking
- News from the farm
Riverford meat – making it fit a little better
There’s no doubt about it, people are changing how they eat meat. Whether it’s a movement away from processed meat like sausages, a switch to chicken or a shift in how much red meat they buy, there’s…
By Riverford - 6th September 2016
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Latest posts
- Eating & drinking
Let food lift your spirit
Society these days has too much of a utilitarian approach to food. Too often our efforts at healthy eating reduce food down to a bunch of stats about carbohydrate, protein and fat content. But I'm…
By Alex Henderson - 26th March 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Berries and leafy veg top pesticide list
Strawberries, spinach and kale have topped an annual ranking of pesticide residues found on non-organic fruit and veg in the US
By Nina Pullman - 25th March 2019
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- Cartoon
- Ethical business
Ellis: Responsible capitalism takes off
Ellis on whether a system that prioritises self-gain and profit can ever be responsible.
By Ellis - 22nd March 2019
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