Local food systems can increase biodiversity, cultivate social cohesion, create jobs, and even make us happier, conference hears.
By Jack Thompson - 19th January 2021
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With a theme of positive change and a cover interview with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the fifth issue of Wicked Leeks is out now.
By Nina Pullman - 18th January 2021
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Wicked Leeks' reporters round up the highlights from the Oxford Real Farming Conference with speakers discussing indigenous and workers’ rights and routes to sustainable food.
By Nina Pullman - 14th January 2021
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Emergency approval of previously-banned neonicotinoid pesticides to help sugar beet farmers has been described as a ‘backward step’.
By Jack Thompson - 13th January 2021
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New report outlines how diets can support an ecological farming system in the UK to cut carbon, restore nature and preserve farming livelihoods.
By Nina Pullman - 7th January 2021
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Early wild garlic, berries behaving oddly and unpredictable wild nut harvests: as a forager I notice the tiniest signs that our climate is changing and worry what the future holds.
By Adam Taylor - 15th December 2020
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From fictional characters on ‘Rubbish Island’ to sprites collecting forgotten nature words, Anna Turns speaks to the authors behind some of the most captivating environmental children’s books.
By Anna Turns - 2nd December 2020
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November's Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks gardening column is all about how to ignore the urge to tidy gardens as many wildlife species prepare their nests for winter.
By Sarah Brown - 2nd November 2020
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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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Government consults public on views to deregulate gene editing as campaigners warn of unknown impact and locking in intensive farming.
By Nina Pullman - 22nd January 2021
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Campaigner, TV presenter and food writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall meets Nina Pullman to talk influence, how to inspire change and what healthy eating really means.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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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.
By Rob Hopkins - 21st January 2021
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New campaign seeks to highlight importance of where food comes from and take aim at environmental claims of Veganuary.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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These boxes are a gift of taste and love of our land for all the British people who appreciate them so much, writes Seville orange grower Amadora Gahona.
By Amadora Gahona - 20th January 2021
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Vegan food needn't be complicated or reliant on expensive meat and dairy alternatives; there are so many incredible recipes that can be made with just plants in their purest form.
By Emily Muddeman - 20th January 2021
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