Wicked Leeks issue 5: A force for change

Featuring a cover interview with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, this issue explores the power of positive thinking, how to scale up sustainable farming and renewing the joy of food in 2021.

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Don't forget the veg in Veganuary

Vegan food needn't be complicated or reliant on expensive meat and dairy alternatives; there are so many incredible recipes that can be made with just plants in their purest form.

Roots to fruits: The demise of the greengrocer

In a new regular column, author of The Ethical Carnivore Louise Gray explores her roots in the greengrocer trade and the stories behind some of the most popular fruit and veg.

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Are we due a community eating revival?

Food in Community co-founder David Markson writes about social community eating, mental health and lessons from a wartime kitchen.

Climate change: A forager’s perspective

Early wild garlic, berries behaving oddly and unpredictable wild nut harvests: as a forager I notice the tiniest signs that our climate is changing and worry what the future holds.

Meet the new Christmas potato

We swapped King Edwards for Sorrento this year, which is almost identical, with the same white-pink flesh, only it grows a little bigger. It can also stick the hot weather, and it’s a really good roaster.

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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.

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.

Should the government tax red meat and dairy?

A nuanced carbon tax could be one component in a wider strategy but it would need to recognise the difference in farming systems.

Guy's news

Read the weekly newsletter from Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson with the latest from the farm, food politics and anything in between.

Educate for the future

Consumers are increasingly making more sustainable food choices – now educators need to follow suit and teach for the future.

Food poverty, are we at a crossroads?

Welcome though efforts to feed children living with poverty are, the financial stress experienced by people facing loss of income will not ultimately be resolved by providing free food.

Harnessing the soil's power to achieve food security

Our new Send a Cow project uses pioneering technology to help small-scale farmers in Uganda tackle devastating pests and weeds, while regenerating soil fertility.