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It’s complicated but the way we buy food and how it’s grown is just as important as what we eat.
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.
While it may sound like the latest buzzword, regenerative farming in the UK is a grassroots movement led by farmers to reduce pesticides, move away from grain to grass-fed, and restore soil fertility and biodiversity.
Pig farmers face crisis as drastic shortage of butchery workers adds to Brexit-induced jobs vacuum.
Better a bad score than no score at all? A new eco label on food that includes carbon footprint might not be perfect but it’s a step forward for transparency and better sourcing, writes David Burrows.
Issue 12: Fairness and five years.
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