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Organic diet ‘reduces glyphosate’ exposure
A new study has found that an organic diet can reduce the amount of glyphosate in the body within six days.
By Nina Pullman - 12th August 2020
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Gene editing will fall at the same GM hurdles
Genome editing is a powerful research tool, with huge potential to aid our environmental challenges – but all the signs are that it will be used to take us further in the wrong direction.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd July 2020
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- Health
- Environment & ethics
Pesticide giants making billions from hazardous chemicals
A third of sales from top five pesticide companies are in chemicals classed as ‘highly hazardous’, at odds with corporate ‘sustainability’ PR image.
By Nina Pullman - 20th February 2020
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- Meat
- Climate change
Battle of the burger
Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat are leading the way in the plant-based burger market. But which one is more sustainable? Emily Monaco investigates.
By Emily Monaco - 24th September 2019
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- Organics
It's time to reject glyphosate in bread
Buying or baking organic bread is not just delicious, it is an act that supports the farmers who are brave enough to step out of the conventional farming system, writes Vanessa Kimbell.
By Vanessa Kimbell - 22nd August 2019
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- News from the farm
Too clever for organic?
I spent last week with my team in the French Vendée, attempting to learn from this year’s mistakes, plan crops for next year, and form some sort of plan to mitigate Brexit risk.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 16th November 2018
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To an autumn more anxious than mellow
This year, for the first time, I am not soothed by Keats’ words. His complacency feels out of reach in a world rocked by Covid, Brexit, and climate catastrophe, and a farming year that refuses to…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd September 2021
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- Farming
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- Local sourcing
Sustainable farmer faces housing development threat
A traditional farmer on the outskirts of Bristol is fighting to keep her land out of the hands of housing developers.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd September 2021
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- Farming
- Organics
Ask: Is sewage used on organic farms?
Fertiliser is in the news this week, but it’s a broad area that includes anything from sewage sludge to green manure. We find out more for Your Questions Answered.
By Wicked Leeks - 22nd September 2021
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- Farming
- Health
- Climate change
‘Humanure’: Flushing for fertiliser
Treated sewage waste is often applied on farmland as a fertiliser. While contamination issues have brought controversy to the practice, is a small-scale, localised approach the answer?
By Hugh Thomas - 22nd September 2021
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- Biodiversity
- Local sourcing
Roots to Fruits: The magic of foraging
With historical links to so-called 'witchcraft', foraging for food is one of the few ways we can sever reliance on the established food and medical system, writes Louise Gray.
By Louise Gray - 21st September 2021
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What is quince and how to cook it
Try homegrown quince poached in white wine for a delectable dessert, baked into a tagine or infused into vodka for a perfect gift or seasonal tipple.
By Becky Blench - 21st September 2021
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