
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 moreConsumers are increasingly making more sustainable food choices – now educators need to follow suit and teach for the future.
By Caroline Aitken - 9th November 2020
I think that because people can’t go out and eat, they’re doing a lot more home cooking, and that’s exactly what the veg and meat boxes are geared towards, writes grower Andy Hayllor.
By Andy Hayllor - 29th October 2020
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, writes…
By Chantelle Norton - 28th October 2020
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, writes project manager Robert…
By Robert Tamuzade - 14th October 2020
Ellis notes how lockdown conditions have varied with some feeling more at home than others.
By Ellis - 13th October 2020
0We have become a nation more adventurous in the kitchen, with a new inclination to cook more from scratch - but will our new lockdown food habits become permanent?
By Melissa Thompson - 8th October 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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