Ever wondered what rewilding actually means? Or what’s the difference between grass-fed and organic? Or perhaps you’ve heard it’s good to cut down meat but don’t know why or how?
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For the love of food
Honey & Co’s Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are the ultimate foodie travellers, telling Nina Pullman about the joy of hyper seasonal eating and how to find where the locals eat.
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Guardians of diversity
A new partnership between the Heritage Seed Library and Riverford’s head gardener will help save six rare vegetable varieties from extinction.
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Seeing the woods for the trees
A new film by Wicked Leeks tracks a disconnect between the national frenzy for tree planting and a lack of skills in forestry to ensure they survive, plus how to find your local sustainable woodland.
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Murky waters
Vague labels and a lack of transparency mean public knowledge of farmed fish is hazy and it's hard to make an informed choice. David Burrows finds out more.
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Top of the shots
Winners of the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards show a year of lockdown and the sharing, harvesting and preparing food across the world.
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The north face of farming
Scottish farming is associated with rugged conditions and poor land, but there is a growing progressive movement that wants to change this perception, finds Jack Thompson.
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The big interview: Small but mighty
Wicked Leeks cover star Jyoti Fernandes on the small food producers standing up for their rights.
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Treasures of the deep
The murky world of deep sea mining threatens both rare biodiversity and longstanding carbon stores in the race to find minerals for electric vehicles. Anna Turns investigates.
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Billionaires on the land
Slovenian’s richest couple are behind the largest organic farm in Europe, and say they want to inspire global uptake of organic farming. But are there questions to be asked? Jack Thompson digs a little deeper.
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Net zero and natural habitats
Could the huge surge in interest in net zero help restore our depleted natural habitats while storing carbon? Nina Pullman investigates.
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Going nuts for the future
The man on a zero-carbon mission
From his first windmill to running a green empire, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince tells Jack Thompson why he thinks his Asperger’s is a superpower and his simple mantra to reach zero carbon.
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Know before you throw: A guide to green packaging
Plastic pollution has led to a surge in green packaging alternatives - but some still degrade into micro plastics or require industrial conditions to breakdown. Explore our infographic to find out more.
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- Organics
- Animal welfare
Field work
From playing music to hens and dousing seeds in hot water to brewing up potent compost: a scheme running farmer-led research is helping spread sustainable farming techniques across the UK.
By Jack Thompson - 28th January 2021
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- Environment & ethics
- Ethical business
- Net zero
A green tidal wave
Greenwash is becoming an ever-bigger problem, ranging from fake farm names to claims of net zero, but what does it look like and how can we spot it? David Burrows investigates.
By David_Burrows - 27th January 2021
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- Environment & ethics
- Biodiversity
Listening to the quieter voices
Indigenous people and peasant farmers have ancient systems of land management that prioritise biodiversity and protect ecosystems – now is the time to learn from them.
By Becky Blench - 25th January 2021
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- The big interview
- Health
- Environment & ethics
A force for change
Campaigner, TV presenter and food writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall meets Nina Pullman to talk influence, how to inspire change and what healthy eating really means.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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- The big interview
- Environment & ethics
- Flexitarianism
Through a new lens
Chef Gizzi Erskine tells Jack Thompson why her new book links recipes to regenerative farming, and why her life as TV personality is behind her.
By Jack Thompson - 19th January 2021
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Use it or lose it
How one man’s mission is transforming Ecuador’s ancient food forests into live seed banks to help communities build food and climate resilience.
By Anna Turns - 11th January 2021
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