- Environment & ethics
- Animal welfare
The other side of the table
Wicked Leeks meets animal rights activist Leah Garcés, who swapped confrontation for communication to persuade intensive chicken farmers to change.
By Nina Pullman - 15th October 2019
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Animal welfare
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- Dairy
- Animal welfare
Floating into the future
A new floating dairy farm in the Netherlands is focusing on animal welfare, taking pressure off farmland and producing food closer to cities to protect supply chains from extreme weather and climate…
By Michael Barker - 7th August 2019
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- Meat
- Farming
From sheep to street food
What happens to a farmer who can't send his lambs to slaughter? In the second instalment of our mini meat series, Wicked Leeks meets the livestock farmer who sent his sheep to sanctuary and switched…
By Nina Pullman - 31st May 2019
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- Veganism
- Flexitarianism
Why shouldn’t vegans eat burgers too?
Why do people assume that vegans & vegetarians don't like or want to eat food that replicates meat - we shouldn't be making it harder for people to move to plant-based diets, writes Emily…
By Emily Muddeman - 16th April 2019
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- Veganism
- Animal welfare
What's the point of Veganuary?
Since the Veganuary campaign launched in 2014, more than 250,000 people worldwide have taken the pledge to try veganism for the month of January. 2019 has already broken records, with 14,000 people…
By Emily Muddeman - 4th January 2019
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- Animal welfare
- Environment & ethics
Wildlife campaigner awarded CBE
Conservationist and broadcaster Chris Packham has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours for 2019 for services to nature conservation.
By Nina Pullman - 2nd January 2019
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- Growers and suppliers
- Meat
The man behind the meat
Spend an hour with Mark Slade and even a hardened vegan might start to appreciate high-quality butchery as an artisan skill that cares about sourcing and animal welfare.
By Nina Pullman - 3rd December 2018
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- Environment & ethics
- Animal welfare
- Organics
For flock's sake: what makes an ethical egg
What do you picture when you hear the words ‘free range’? Bright, spacious hen houses? Small flocks roaming on green pastures? The reality is very different.
By Riverford - 30th November 2018
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- Animal welfare
Ethical eggs: organic versus free range
It is worth understanding the difference between free range and organic. Organic farming isn’t just about avoiding artificial chemicals; it’s a holistic ethos that encompasses a profound respect for…
By Ellen Warrell - 18th August 2018
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- The big interview
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Eating and ethics
On the eve of opening her newest pub, Geetie Singh-Watson talks sustainable sourcing, gender equality and the secret behind running 'a bloody good inn'.
By Nina Pullman - 14th November 2019
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- Local sourcing
- Farming
Art ‘from the farm, of the farm’
Becky Marshall meets artist Wendy Howarth who created a new series of paintings using Riverford vegetables as bases for ink and the farm as inspiration.
By Becky Marshall - 14th November 2019
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- News from the farm
- Soil
Record rainfall as winter starts early
We have had 19 inches of rain since 1 September; half our annual average and more than double the same period last year.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th November 2019
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Five best Christmas sides
Transform your festive veg from simple to stunning with our five best Christmas sides recipes.
By Becky Marshall - 14th November 2019
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- Eating & drinking
- Flexitarianism
Seaganism, seaweed and seacuturie are top trends
Top food trends of 2019 have been unveiled with ingredients from the sea, celery juice and unusual grains all gaining interest.
By Nina Pullman - 12th November 2019
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Scientists 'morally obliged' to warn of climate suffering
'The climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than most scientists expect’, is the stark warning from 11,000 global scientists in a new report.
By Nina Pullman - 7th November 2019
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