Best apps to help you cut food waste

From community food sharing or family meal planning to buying a ‘Magic Bag’ of leftover food from your favourite café – read our round-up of the best food waste apps and resources.

Wicked Reviews: Is less really more?

In a restorative and invigorating read for troubled times, radical economist Jason Hickel argues we replace the very idea of growth with a society built around ecological stability and wellbeing.

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Why should we reduce food waste?

The stats about how much food we waste are everywhere, but less talked about is how food waste that ends up on landfill emits methane and contributes to climate change.

From food waste to fertiliser

Ever wondered what kitchen scraps you can and can’t put on your home compost heap? March’s gardening column tracks the final link in the food waste chain.

Loaves of goodness

Celebrate Real Bread Week by making your own organic sourdough, or buying from your local bakery – slow-fermented for flavour and nutrition, it’s bread to brighten up any meal.

Juicing, blending and blitzing – what’s the difference?

Fresh juices and smoothies are often spoken of in the same breath. Superficially they are very similar, but from a culinary perspective, they’re wholly different beasts.

Cheap meats and eating offal

Often discarded, eating lesser-known cuts of meat or offal helps cut waste in meat supply chains, save money and get extra nutrition and flavour into your diet.

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Say it with beetroot

Beet is a star of the veg-dessert world, lending a sweet depth and moistness without tasting at all vegetably. It pairs well with chocolate in a mousse fit for Valentine's Day or any other special event.