Shifting diets will help enable farming that protects nature and tackles climate change, while also addressing diet ill health and food insecurity, says much-anticipated National Food Strategy.
By Nina Pullman - 15th July 2021
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A ‘revolutionary’ new model where consumers decide price and specifications of food via consultation and farm visits has launched its first product into the UK.
By Nina Pullman - 8th July 2021
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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…
By David_Burrows - 5th July 2021
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What does a new peri urban community farm built on principles of biodiversity and people offer compared to a tech-based vertical farm? Ellie Costigan investigates.
By Ellie Costigan - 1st July 2021
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For us earthy gardeners, a mulch is one of the best ways to take care of your precious soil, writes Sarah Brown in July’s gardening column.
By Sarah Brown - 1st July 2021
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When the first organic veg boxes were delivered by us freaks on the fringe 35 years ago, plant-based eating and climate change were the concerns of a tiny, far-sighted minority.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 24th June 2021
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By turns entertaining, silly and serious, Clarkson’s real achievements are bringing the low-earning reality of British farming to the mainstream and spotlighting the biodiversity crisis, finds Emily…
By Emily Muddeman - 22nd June 2021
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In her powerful new book compiling the mounting evidence on the risk of glyphosate, academic Stephanie Seneff unveils how the chemical is a major factor in biodiversity loss, and declining overall…
By Stephanie Seneff - 9th June 2021
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A new trial is testing whether adding basalt or soil from established forests will speed up carbon storage in new tree plantings.
By Jack Thompson - 4th June 2021
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Most British strawberries today are grown in coconut fibre under acres of polytunnels and the season has been extended far beyond summer, writes Louise Gray in her latest Roots to Fruits column.
By Louise Gray - 23rd July 2021
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UK fruit is at its peak of ripeness and flavour; juicy sun-warmed fruits that make for blissful eating whether enjoyed as they are or in one of these show stopping recipes.
By Becky Blench - 22nd July 2021
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Market forces have driven agriculture towards specialisation and scale; the increased yields have reduced the price of food over the last 70 years, but with catastrophic environmental costs.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 22nd July 2021
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British farmers are trialling alternatives to soya in animal feed, known to cause deforestation in the Amazon.
By Jack Thompson - 19th July 2021
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As the summer holidays approach, Anna Turns tries a new green cooking book with her daughter and finds a wealth of education and creativity.
By Anna Turns - 19th July 2021
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‘The Angry Chef’, aka Anthony Warner, tells Jack Thompson why food doesn’t have an ‘easy answer’ and why feeding the masses is a forgotten side of sustainability.
By Jack Thompson - 16th July 2021
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