No longer a member of staff
On the one-year anniversary of Riverford's move to employee ownership, van driver Vernon Smith reflects on what it means to be a co-owner of a successful business.
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WIcked Leeks Ellis
Wicked Leeks' new cartoonist with his take on sustainability, food politics, and anything in between.
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Can business be a force for good?
How plant-based diets reduce disease
At what age should I start eating a healthy diet to reduce my risk of cancer? The answer may surprise you, writes gut health specialist Dr Alan Desmond.
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Farming is a feminist issue
Now is the time to recognise the crucial role women play in farming and food, writes Fran Price.
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Let food lift your spirit
Society has too much of a utilitarian approach to food, but I'm convinced there is something more to it than physical nutrition, writes Alex Henderson.
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Choosing a new life
Jo Limb worked as a lawyer in London before relocating to Devon to run a Riverford franchise with her husband and a life built around family, food and outdoor living.
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Responsible capitalism: a manifesto
Capitalism is flawed, we need to do better, writes Guy Singh-Watson.
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Why food is political
Politics plays a vital role in shaping where our food comes from, whether through climate change actions, Brexit, or subsidies to farmers.
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- Soil
The quest to bring soil health to Westminster
One of the clear messages we received was that soil is difficult to communicate, awkward to relate to, hard to sell, writes Ellen Fay of the Sustainable Soils Alliance.
By Ellen Fay - 17th July 2019
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- Cartoon
- Organics
Ellis: The organic hedge fund
Ellis on why organic farms are a valuable investment, providing havens for wildlife, biodiversity and benefiting soil health, and allowing food production to become more resilient in the face of…
By Ellis - 11th July 2019
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- Fashion & beauty
- Packaging
- Plastic
Why beauty should be next to offer refill
It's not just about keep cups and reusable water bottles – we need a refill culture that expands across all sectors, writes Becky Marshall.
By Becky Marshall - 11th July 2019
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- Cartoon
- Climate change
Ellis: Searching for climate action
Ellis sees that time is running out to halt carbon emissions and wonders what it will take for governments to really act now while there is still time.
By Ellis - 4th July 2019
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- Soil
- Environment & ethics
Why Attenborough should make a 'Brown Planet'
Soil doesn't have the 'wow' factor of environmental issues like coal-fired energy or plastic pollution, but it should be given just as much attention, writes environmental economist Pernille…
By Pernille Holtedahl - 25th June 2019
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- Cartoon
- Plastic
Ellis: Bags of consumerism
Ellis on the irony of eco shopping bags and how it is consumerism itself, rather than individual solutions, that holds the key to real change.
By Ellis - 21st June 2019
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Guy's Latest Posts
- News from the farm
Padrons, sweetcorn & smut from the Vendée
I left our farm in the Vendée region of western France this morning to the sight of our pickers disappearing into a massive, head-high crop of sweetcorn.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 18th July 2019
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- News from the farm
A nutty, thankless, but persistent obsession
Since collecting hazelnuts, dropped like gifts from heaven onto my shed roof with no effort on my part, the idea of growing nuts commercially took root and refuses to leave.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 11th July 2019
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- News from the farm
- Organics
Cucumbers and hubris-sucking aphids
There are few things more depressing to a grower than sick cucumbers hanging corpse-like on their strings – so this week we decided to cut our losses and rip out a third of the crop.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 5th July 2019
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