It’s been an excellent salad season so far because the weather has been very dry, and so we have fewer problems with the fungal disease mildew, writes grower Marco Altamirano from Riverford's farm in the Vendée.
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I found it hard to disagree with the main conclusion of Seaspiracy: that there is almost no sustainable fishing, and the labels claiming sustainability fall a long way short of delivering it.
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The pandemic has brought a fresh perspective on the power of community and feelings of injustice: let’s channel this anger positively and build dignified food security for all, writes David Markson.
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What’s life like as a gay farmer? While the cattle are unphased and the brassicas grow no differently, for many the biggest fear about coming out is still internal, writes organic farmer Ben Andrews.
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If someone tells you that they will reach net zero, I urge you not to be impressed until they have told you how.
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The illegitimate faith in greed shown by our PM’s comments this week will lead us over the cliff, destroying all that so many of us love about our country, and ultimately our planet.
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Bananas aren’t just our lockdown baking solace, they’re also facing a pandemic of their own, the disease TR4, driven by monocultures and a lack of diversity, finds Louise Gray.
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As Mother’s Day approaches, chef Kirsty Hale reflects on how her mother’s Dartmoor allotment and care-filled home-cooking inspired her recipes and approach to food.
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Read the weekly newsletter from Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson with the latest from the farm, food politics and anything in between.
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I will never see the walnuts in full production, but have been sustained by a vision of being wheeled out in my later years to sit under the trees as the nuts drop, with a flagon of cider and an air rifle to see off squirrels.
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All too often we default to dystopian images, rather than allowing ourselves to believe that it could actually be amazing: more connected, happier, healthier, with cleaner air, better food.
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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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Cheap, freely available food has been taken for granted for so long that few journalists and politicians would have expected to see global food prices and supply dominating our news as they have…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 25th April 2008 
From September we will have to feed the contents of the meals we cook for our local school into a computer which will tot up the nutrients and tell our cook if they are fit to eat.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st April 2008
A combination of cola and certain orange processed foods make my youngest son quite uncontrollable. It can be entertaining for a few minutes but I would hate to have to deal with him in a classroom.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 25th September 2007
One of the worst things about the supermarket dominated food supply system is the way it has undermined this country’s long established horticultural grower base.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 27th July 2007