- Cartoon
- Technology
Ellis: A 'lab-based' future?
Ellis wonders whether one day it will be all about 'lab-based' rather than 'plant-based', as food and farming adapts to a growing population and climate crisis.
By Ellis - 3rd February 2020
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- Cartoon
- Farming
- Climate change
Ellis: 'It's called rewilding'
Ellis spots the debate around rewilding as a climate solution and tool to restore nature and wonders whether every little might help.
By Ellis - 24th January 2020
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- Cartoon
- Meat
Ellis: Apocalypse Cow
Ellis on George Monbiot's prediction of the end of all farming as we know it and 'Apocalypse Cow'.
By Ellis - 17th January 2020
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- Cartoon
- 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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- Cartoon
- 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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- Cartoon
- 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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The man on a zero-carbon mission
From his first windmill to running a green empire, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince tells Jack Thompson why he thinks his Asperger’s is a superpower and his simple mantra to reach zero carbon.
By Jack Thompson - 15th April 2021
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Seasonal eating: Asparagus and broad beans
As spring emerges, we celebrate the start of the Spanish season with these new recipes for asparagus and broad beans, ideal for the first post-lockdown get-togethers.
By Becky Blench - 15th April 2021
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Top 5 vegan recipes for Spring
Try making spring green rice rolls or chickpea curry with shiitake mushrooms to celebrate the best of Spring veg with these five vegan recipes.
By Kirsty Hale - 15th April 2021
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- Climate change
- Biodiversity
- Nature
'Loud and clear' warning for Britain's trees
The first report into state of Britain’s trees finds non native species have increased while ancient woodland and wildlife faces a range of threats including climate and invasive diseases.
By Nina Pullman - 14th April 2021
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- News from the farm
- Farming
- Climate change
Dry spring boosts seasonal salad veg
It’s been an excellent salad season so far because the weather has been very dry, and so we have fewer problems with the fungal disease mildew, writes grower Marco Altamirano from Riverford's farm in…
By Marco Altamirano - 14th April 2021
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- Health
- Farming
- Seeds
Breeding food for nutrition: common sense or quasi science?
The agri revolution led to a focus on crop yields above all else – but researchers are beginning to look again at nutrition in our food.
By Jack Thompson - 9th April 2021
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