
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.
Read moreFood in Community co-founder David Markson writes about social community eating, mental health and lessons from a wartime kitchen.
By David Markson - 18th December 2020
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.
By Adam Taylor - 15th December 2020
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…
By Neil and Gary Farley - 9th December 2020
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
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
A nuanced carbon tax could be one component in a wider strategy but it would need to recognise the difference in farming systems.
By Jack Thompson - 18th November 2020
Earthworms hate slurry, and few would claim it’s perfect – but with the farmers getting 30p per litre for milk, don’t expect them to be able to make costly compost anytime soon.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th January 2021
1My hope is that 2021 will mark the start of the decline of the cult of individual wealth and fame, along with all the waste and loneliness that go with it.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 7th January 2021
9In search of mature, rocket-free inspiration, Riverford supports the Oxford Real Farming Conference: an annual meeting of unconventional farmers, cooks, campaigners and scientists.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 2nd December 2020
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