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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A wake-up call for farmers and foodies
Diverse ideas and ecosystems are key to a truly sustainable agricultural revolution and the best takeaway from the Oxford Real Farming Conference, writes journalist Anna Turns.
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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 project from Send a Cow and Tusk, and matched by government funding, will offer training in sustainable farming to replace poaching in Uganda.
By Nina Pullman - 20th January 2020
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- Cartoon
- Meat
Ellis: Apocalypse Cow
Ellis on George Monbiot's prediction of the end of all farming as we know it and 'Apocalypse Cow'.
By Ellis - 17th January 2020
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- Politics
- Farming
- Soil
Farmers to be paid for protecting environment
Government confirms new farm subsidies will be based on environmental protection in new Agriculture Bill.
By Nina Pullman - 16th January 2020
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- Diversity
- Farming
- Meat
A wake-up call to farmers and foodies
Diverse ideas and ecosystems are key to a truly sustainable agricultural revolution and the best takeaway from the Oxford Real Farming Conference, writes journalist Anna Turns.
By Anna Turns - 16th January 2020
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- News from the farm
- Meat
- Climate change
Apocalypse Cow and the end of farming
For now, I will continue to sit on the fence: advocating much less meat, rewilding the least productive 20-30 per cent of land, more perennial food crops, a lot more dahl, and as much lab-grown meat…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 16th January 2020
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- Environment & ethics
UK’s first land-based prawn farm opens
The farm is a step forward in sustainable production of one of the world’s most popular seafoods by reducing food miles and environmental contamination.
By Nina Pullman - 18th June 2019
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- Diversity
- Climate change
Judi Dench turns attention to rainforests
A new documentary with world-famous actor highlights the wealth of diversity and threats to the tropical island of Borneo with tickets available to a Q&A and premiere film screening.
By Nina Pullman - 30th May 2019
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- News from the farm
- Farming
Organic farming co-op up for national award
The South Devon Organic Producers, which supply much of the organic veg to Riverford, has been nominated for Inspiring Co-op of the Year voted for by the public.
By Nina Pullman - 30th May 2019
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- Meat
- Climate change
Soil Association faces ‘meat-free’ backlash
Organic certification has sparked criticism after proposals that schools should have one meat-free day to help tackle climate change as debate around meat and role of livestock gathers momentum.
By Nina Pullman - 22nd May 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Monsanto faces third glyphosate pay-out
Agrochemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay over $2bn to a Californian couple who used Roundup weedkiller before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer.
By Nina Pullman - 14th May 2019
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- News from the farm
‘Perfect’ pak choi leads start of UK season
Pak choi and asparagus have thrived in the warmer than usual spring as the British veg new year gets off to a plentiful start.
By Nina Pullman - 9th May 2019
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