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- Climate change
Arlo: Afloat and full of hope
As Greta Thunberg sails to the US with her message of urgent climate action, Arlo reflects on how hope can keep us all afloat.
By Arlo - 22nd August 2019
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- Plastic
Ellis: The final straw
Ellis wonders whether the news about McDonald's new paper straws not being recyclable might be missing an obvious solution.
By Ellis - 8th August 2019
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- Cartoon
- Environment & ethics
Ellis: Selling out
Ellis on the news that Earth Overshoot Day is earlier than ever this year as we continue to consume natural resources faster than the planet’s ecosystems can regenerate.
By Ellis - 1st August 2019
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- Politics
Ellis: A joke of a hand
Ellis fears for the momentum around climate action and environmental protection now Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are two of the most powerful leaders in the world.
By Ellis - 24th July 2019
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- Cartoon
- Organics
Ellis: The organic hedge fund
Ellis on why organic farms are a valuable investment, providing havens for wildlife, biodiversity and benefiting soil health, and allowing food production to become more resilient in the face of…
By Ellis - 11th July 2019
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- Cartoon
- Climate change
Ellis: Searching for climate action
Ellis sees that time is running out to halt carbon emissions and wonders what it will take for governments to really act now while there is still time.
By Ellis - 4th July 2019
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- Cartoon
- Plastic
Ellis: Bags of consumerism
Ellis on the irony of eco shopping bags and how it is consumerism itself, rather than individual solutions, that holds the key to real change.
By Ellis - 21st June 2019
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- Cartoon
- Organics
Ellis: The taste of organic
Ellis wonders why more people don't talk about the benefits to wildlife and humans from organic fruit and vegetables, grown without artificial chemicals.
By Ellis - 31st May 2019
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- Cartoon
- Politics
Ellis: Your vote on a plate
Ellis on how choosing what food to eat can be a political act with far-reaching implications.
By Ellis - 30th May 2019
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Ruminating on seaweed
Could feeding cows and sheep with additives like seaweed or garlic cut the livestock industry’s greenhouse gas emissions? David Jesudason finds out.
By David Jesudason - 11th December 2019
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Not just for Christmas
You might think come Christmas day I’d be sick of sprouts but I love them – my cooking tip is to par boil, then fry them in butter and bacon with a bit of garlic, writes grower Jake Richardson.
By Jake Richardson - 11th December 2019
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How to cook the best Christmas turkey
A whole golden, succulent roast turkey: the classic Christmas centrepiece. Here are some simple tips for the perfect roast and sumptuous organic gravy, tried and tested by expert Riverford cooks.
By Becky Marshall - 11th December 2019
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- Environment & ethics
- Price
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Food sustainability is nothing without equality
For anyone voting with an interest in changing the way we produce and eat food, tackling inequality and poverty are not sideline issues.
By Nina Pullman - 11th December 2019
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- Environment & ethics
- Organics
Quarter of shoppers ‘don't believe organic label’
New survey has found a ‘deep suspicion’ of ethically-labelled food with over a quarter of shoppers saying they do not trust labels such as organic or meat-free.
By Nina Pullman - 10th December 2019
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- Grow your own
- Environment & ethics
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How I bought no food for a year
Sustainability adventurer Rob Greenfield has just completed a year spent growing and foraging for food - here's how and why he did it.
By Rob Greenfield - 9th December 2019
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