- 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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- Ethical business
- Farming
- Biodiversity
Most farmers 'would prefer not to supply supermarkets'
Most farmers see better opportunities for their own livelihoods, protecting nature, and connecting with their local communities elsewhere, a new survey has found.
By Nina Pullman - 26th November 2021
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- Health
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
Processed food has higher emissions, study finds
New study finds unhealthy foods have higher emissions as speakers at British Nutrition Federation event point out links between health and sustainable food.
By Nina Pullman - 25th November 2021
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- Community
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
Why community action matters
If hundreds of groups like us in Britain and worldwide take action and demand change, our governments will deliver the transformational policies we need.
By Steve Platt - 23rd November 2021
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- Biodiversity
- Environment & ethics
- Farming
Farm of the future
Combining trees with food production, and pioneering sustainable wheat, Wakelyns has become a hub for small businesses selling food direct from the farm. Olivia Oldham visits to find out more.
By Olivia Oldham - 22nd November 2021
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- Biodiversity
- Farming
Why we need to eat and farm for insects
At the very least we should be protecting the smaller fields and boundaries like hedges that do still exist, and rewarding farmers for nature-friendly farming, such as those who apply organic…
By Vicki Hird - 17th November 2021
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- Biodiversity
- Eating & drinking
Secrets of cider
Preserving rare apple varieties and orchard biodiversity, a focus on flavour and no waste of blemished fruit – here’s why cider making is more sustainable than you might think.
By Nina Pullman - 12th November 2021
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- Grow your own
- Biodiversity
Hurrah for hedges
November's gardening column is all about the benefits of hedges and how they support wildlife by providing shelter and food and act as natural windbreaks to veg or flowers.
By Sarah Brown - 11th November 2021
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- COP26
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
Farmers and landworkers assemble at COP26
Small-scale farmers will join campaigners for climate justice on a march this weekend at COP to demonstrate that they are an alternative to ‘destructive, high-polluting mainstream farming’.
By Becky Blench - 1st November 2021
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- Farming
- Environment & ethics
- Meat
Can sustainable food feed Britain?
What does a sustainable diet actually look like, what will it cost and where do livestock fit into the equation? Becky Blench reports on a vital session at the recent Oxford Real Farming Conference.
By Becky Blench - 21st January 2022
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- Climate change
- Recipes
Best one pot winter meals to save energy
From Tuscan-style ribollitas with seasonal greens to risottos or shakshukas full of flavour and nutrition, cut energy costs by cooking these delicious meals all in one pan.
By Becky Blench - 20th January 2022
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- News from the farm
- Biodiversity
How biodiverse is our land?
In recent biodiversity surveys, we've found wildflowers monkshood and dusky cranesbill, a wetland meadow thick with invertebrates and flora, and a team of volunteer co-owners even found grass snakes…
By Ed Scott - 19th January 2022
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- Farming
- Mental health
- Environment & ethics
Emotions matter in farming, say experts
A new social circle to counter negativity and isolation can help farmers switch to regenerative practices.
By Jack Thompson - 19th January 2022
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- Eating & drinking
- Recipes
Best recipes for Burns Night
This Scottish feast is the perfect way to banish the winter blues – with haggis, neeps and tatties, and other hearty Scottish dishes washed down with a dram or two.
By Becky Blench - 18th January 2022
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- Organics
- Environment & ethics
- Local sourcing
‘Like free-range for veg’
A desire to shop consciously but little understanding of organic food are among my first findings of how students shop, writes Anna Zuurmond.
By Anna Zuurmond - 18th January 2022
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