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Mackerel is no longer sustainable. So, what fish can we eat?

As Waitrose removes all fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel from its shelves, Lizzie Rivera asks whether fish can ever be a sustainable choice?

Environment and ethics Fish

News

10-year zero-pesticide study proves positive – but will policymakers pay attention?

As Big Ag pushes for more chemicals in the name of "food security", the findings of a landmark study provide hope for nature friendly farmers

Agroecology Organics Pesticides

Features

Farming’s big plastic problem – and emerging solutions

A study of soil taken from 100 British farms found microplastic contamination at every site, writes Nick Easen

Environment and ethics Farming Plastic

Features

A return to the whole foods our grandparents recognise

From frugal, glycine-rich cuts of meat, to better protein & fibre sources, Hannah Neville-Green explores what's driving a collective shift away from Ultra Processed Food

Diets Eating and drinking Health

News

Poison for profit – EU exports 122,000 tonnes of banned pesticides

44 Highly Hazardous Pesticides, banned for EU use, are still being shipped to the African continent

Environment and ethics Pesticides

The AGtivist

The AGtivist: Greenpeace takes on mega-meat giant, JBS, ahead of $2.5bn expansion into Nigeria

Activism Animal welfare Meat

Features

Farming is the most dangerous occupation in the UK – meet the Yellow Wellies working to change that

People Farming

Opinion

News from the farm: The 170-year squeeze that led to cheap food and Grievous Biological Harm

Pesticides Activism Guy Singh-Watson

Guy Singh-Watson holding a sign that says 'Grievous Biological Harm'

STORY OF THE WEEK

The use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant comes at a cost we can no longer ignore. In this case, the benefits in reduced food prices are infinitesimally small but the risks substantial; it just doesn’t add up. Guy Singh-Watson, founder, Riverford

News

98% of eco claims made by Big Food, found to be “greenwashing”

Climate change Environment and ethics

Farm Stories

Farm Stories: A love letter to small-scale farming in Shropshire

Regenerative farming Farming

News

Riverford calls for ban on glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant

Pesticides

Opinion

News from the farm: A better reason to slow down – join the FIT Count

Guy Singh-Watson News from the farm

The AGtivist

The AGtivist finds: Independent farms squeezed out by a system that rewards scale and uniformity

Intensive farming Animal welfare Farming

Features

Singing with Nightingales: a wild encounter of the musical kind reminds us what’s at stake

Animal welfare Community Nature

WL Meets

WL Meets: Lucy Vincent – raising the profile of prison food

Social justice People Health Politics

News

Mackerel is no longer sustainable. So, what fish can we eat?

Environment and ethics Fish

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Guy Singh-Watson holding a sign that says 'Grievous Biological Harm'

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