
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 moreAfter struggling to digest traditional wheat-based bread, Vanessa Kimbell embarked on a lifelong adventure into sourdough and a PhD exploring its relationship with the gut microbiome.
By Vanessa Kimbell - 18th May 2020
From ditching her car, getting creative with leftovers and buying direct from producers, Anna Turns writes about the eco lessons learnt during lockdown.
By Anna Turns - 15th May 2020
1Now that shopping for endless stuff we don't need isn’t available to us as freely, it is heartening to see the upsurge in creativity filling the space left behind.
By Becky Blench - 11th May 2020
Supply of surplus produce for food charities has ‘dramatically decreased’ as restaurant suppliers scale back production due to Covid-19, writes founder of Waste Knot, Jess Latchford.
By Jess Latchford - 5th May 2020
I measured clean air on Oxford Street to rival rural Hampshire, but more needs to be done to turn this into a real carbon win, writes Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 28th April 2020
The warm weather has brought spring on with a vengeance, and already a host of insects are emerging from winter dormancy.
By Ed Scott - 22nd April 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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