- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Top five winter salads
When you focus less on what you think a salad should be made of and expand your veg horizons, some very exciting things can happen on your plate.
By Becky Blench - 18th November 2020
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- Eating & drinking
- Veg Hacks
The beauty of brassicas
From the flamboyancy of the red cabbage, to conical trumpets of joy, or crinkle-leaved beauties – there’s a lot more to cabbage than meets the eye, writes chef James Evans.
By James Evans - 17th November 2020
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- The big interview
- Ethical business
- Eating & drinking
Wicked Leeks Chats with Thomasina Miers
Co-founder of Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca on how to spot sustainable restaurants and why Covid has prompted a new focus on the value and provenance of food.
By Nina Pullman - 12th November 2020
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Easy edible Christmas gifts
Transform autumn veg into edible Christmas gifts and avoid the rush of online shopping with these gift ideas to make now or even last minute.
By Becky Blench - 11th November 2020
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Best recipes for bonfire season
Whether you are able to have a small bonfire in your garden or just light a candle at the table, enjoy these recipes and here’s to all our lights shining together in the dark.
By Becky Blench - 4th November 2020
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Top tips for a healthy Halloween
From pineapple carving and banana ghosts, to apple bobbing with seasonal varieties, read our top tips for a healthy Halloween.
By Becky Blench - 28th October 2020
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- Recipes
- Eating & drinking
- Plant-based
Top five recipes for World Vegan Day
World Vegan Day doesn't have to be all about processed meat alternatives - it's also a brilliant chance to eat the finest organic vegetables, fresh from the farm and full of nutrition.
By Kirsty Hale - 27th October 2020
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- Recipes
- Eating & drinking
Best pumpkin recipes for Halloween
Make your own Halloween-themed seasonal feast with these recipes for pumpkin fritters, spiced curry or warming salads, or try madeleines with pumpkin custard and cinnamon meringue.
By Emily Muddeman - 26th October 2020
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- Veg Hacks
- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Veg Hacks: The season for squash
From hasselback Butternuts, to a Delicata tarte tatin, or maybe a griddled Crown Prince - test your squash variety knowledge and get creative with these brand new seasonal Veg Hacks for squash.
By James Evans - 20th October 2020
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Latest articles
- Environment & ethics
- Health
Is it time to introduce a ‘Feeding Tariff’?
Applying lessons from the renewable energy sector where feed-in tariff subsidies helped increase production could help provide sustainable healthy food for all.
By Kate Carfrae - 24th November 2020
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- Farming
- Events
Alternative farming event goes global
The Oxford Real Farming Conference is open to citizens, campaigners and farmers from across the world for talks from leading voices in organic and regenerative farming.
By Jack Thompson - 24th November 2020
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- Animal welfare
- Organics
What makes egg yolks orange?
Rumours abound that high welfare hens produce orange egg yolks, but that’s not necessarily true.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd November 2020
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- Climate change
- Politics
Wind power and electric vehicles set for major funding
The government’s 10-point green plan includes major investment in wind and electric vehicles but is weak on tree planting and omits food and farming altogether.
By Nina Pullman - 19th November 2020
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- Ethical business
- Local sourcing
Shop local online this Christmas
All the tax these smaller businesses would normally generate is being siphoned away from the economy and our communities – but we can still choose to buy local online.
By Becky Blench - 19th November 2020
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Top five winter salads
When you focus less on what you think a salad should be made of and expand your veg horizons, some very exciting things can happen on your plate.
By Becky Blench - 18th November 2020
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