- Environment & ethics
- Biodiversity
What next for palm oil?
With a ban on new palm oil plantations in Indonesia about to expire, Anna Turns looks at certification and synthetic palm oil as sustainable solutions.
By Anna Turns - 29th November 2021
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- Environment & ethics
- Biodiversity
- Ethical business
Battle of the oils
The palm oil industry is notorious for causing deforestation, but would switching to coconut be a better alternative? Megan Tatum reports from Malaysia.
By Megan Tatum - 28th October 2020
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- Diversity
- Farming
The palm oil problem
Palm oil plantations are ravaging much of Borneo and Sumatra, but is boycotting it really the answer? David Jesudason investigates a world of cash crops and a legacy of colonial debt.
By David Jesudason - 3rd September 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Are Iceland’s sustainable promises just greenwash?
Iceland has chosen to play ignorant about their failure to meet palm oil pledges. But conscious consumers are naturally questioning – it is an insult to them to think they wouldn’t notice, writes…
By Emily Muddeman - 11th February 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Riverford announces palm-oil free stance
We’re very pleased to be able to say that from the start of 2017, Riverford has been 100 per cent palm-oil free. For the most part, this was straightforward to achieve: we added ‘no palm oil’ to the…
By Ellen Warrell - 13th December 2017
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- News from the farm
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Chillies and the whim of the weather
The inconsistent weather last year meant slow ripening of the chilli fruits, and although many varieties can be picked green, most benefit from the sun ripening them for the best flavour, writes…
By Chris Wakefield - 18th May 2022
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- Food waste
- Environment & ethics
- Plastic
Less waste and healthy diets: Life in the past
There is some nostalgia within green circles for the 1940s, mainly because the war and subsequent rationing imposed a healthy diet and very low tolerance of waste, writes Simon Fairlie in his new…
By Simon Fairlie - 18th May 2022
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Melissa Hemsley and Ixta Belfrage live in conversation
Wicked Leeks’ series of live events will host food writers Melissa Hemsley and Ixta Belfrage this summer as part of a series with women in food and sustainability.
By Wicked Leeks - 18th May 2022
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- Recipes
- Eating & drinking
Asma Khan’s nine-jewel korma
Turn veg into star-studded gems with whatever you have in the fridge in this delicious South Asian 'nine-jewel' korma from chef Asma Khan.
By Wicked Leeks - 12th May 2022
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- Eating & drinking
- Mental health
- Plant-based
Food for healthy minds
For Mental Health Awareness Week, plant-based chef Lauren Lovatt explores what food benefits the mind and shares her recipe for ‘sizzling courgettes’.
By Lauren Lovatt - 12th May 2022
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- News from the farm
- Farming
A lesson in the virtues of absent management
I did my best to thank the 35 staff (almost all French) for helping to make it the success it is today; for the beautiful cabbages, the joy they bring to the farm, and their hard work.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 11th May 2022
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