- Ethical business
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Pressure grows over KitKat Fairtrade decision
World Chocolate Day will take place among growing pressure for Nestle to reverse decision to stop buying Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
By Nina Pullman - 7th July 2020
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Nina is editor of Wicked Leeks and a journalist specialising in food sustainability, supply chains and ethical business. She honed her trade at leading trade magazine Fresh Produce Journal, and has written for the Guardian, Huffington Post and The Ecologist. A passionate traveller, she is interested in food as the starting point for discussions about culture, the environment, health, business, politics and beyond.
Articles by Nina Pullman
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- Climate change
- Politics
Mass virtual lobby calls for ‘green recovery’
Singer Ellie Goulding has helped amplify people attempting to host 'virtual cuppas' with their MP to quiz them on support for green post-Covid plans as part of mass online lobby.
By Nina Pullman - 30th June 2020
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- Local sourcing
- Ethical business
Support local food after Covid, shoppers urged
There are calls to support local food suppliers post-coronavirus as surveys prove their resilience in adapting quickly to online and home delivery.
By Nina Pullman - 22nd June 2020
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- Inequality
- Politics
Marcus Rashford wins school meal U-turn
Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has helped force a government U-turn on providing free school meals over summer after vocal campaign on social media.
By Nina Pullman - 16th June 2020
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- Farming
- Climate change
- Health
A new model for farming?
French researchers have mapped a radical new food and farming system, phasing out pesticides, moving away from soy imports, and reducing the emissions of farming by 40 per cent.
By Nina Pullman - 11th June 2020
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- Environment & ethics
- Technology
Gene editing amendment sparks deregulation fears
A proposed late-stage amendment to the Agriculture Bill that is backed by the NFU and seeks to change the definition of gene edited crops has drawn criticism.
By Nina Pullman - 10th June 2020
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- Ethical business
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Pressure grows over KitKat Fairtrade decision
World Chocolate Day will take place among growing pressure for Nestle to reverse decision to stop buying Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
By Nina Pullman - 7th July 2020
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- Plastic
- Packaging
- Food waste
Poland’s plastic alternative
A sustainable packaging start-up is collecting waste fruit and veg from farms and converting it into an edible packaging material using the kombucha drink fermentation technique.
By Juliette Bretan - 6th July 2020
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Veg Hacks: Radish pickle
Learn how to pickle radishes in this week's Veg Hack with chef James Evans.
By James Evans - 3rd July 2020
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- Grow your own
Wise watering
Water is a precious resource – July's GYO Wicked Leeks column is all about how to use it wisely in your garden, maximise soil moisture and conserve water if you’re going away.
By Sarah Brown - 2nd July 2020
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- Environment & ethics
- Ethical business
- News from the farm
Making measurement count
As previously, transport is our biggest sin, and the final delivery to the door is the most carbon costly – so we are converting over 70 per cent of our vans to electric by 2023.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st July 2020
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- Health
- Farming
- Ethical business
Coping with Covid in rural Africa
Pamela Ebanyat, acting country director for Send a Cow Uganda, writes about the challenges caused by Covid, and how the team are adapting to support family farmers.
By Pamela Ebanyat - 1st July 2020
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