- Environment & ethics
Berries and leafy veg top pesticide list
Strawberries, spinach and kale have topped an annual ranking of pesticide residues found on non-organic fruit and veg in the US
By Nina Pullman - 25th March 2019
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- Price
- Environment & ethics
What does Brexit mean for food prices?
Tariffs are part of the picture but as citizens we need to demand our politicians do so much more to make sure we have sustainable and affordable food.
By Vicki Hird - 13th March 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Where’s the catch?
With a third of the world's commercial fish stocks overfished, the question of sustainable fish is becoming an evermore more complicated net to untangle.
By Nina Pullman - 20th February 2019
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- Farming
- Environment & ethics
Sustainable farming set to take off
Technology will help farmers reduce pesticide use, protect soil and collect ecosystem data according to a new report looking at future food trends in 2040.
By Nina Pullman - 19th February 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Are Iceland’s sustainable promises just greenwash?
Iceland has chosen to play ignorant about their failure to meet palm oil pledges. But conscious consumers are naturally questioning – it is an insult to them to think they wouldn’t notice, writes…
By Emily Muddeman - 11th February 2019
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- Environment & ethics
- Farming
Bug grub: Could insects save the planet?
There’s a certain disgust often associated with mini beasts and creepy crawlies. But what if these nutritious little critters hold the key to reducing our carbon emissions and feeding a growing…
By Anna Turns - 7th February 2019
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- Organics
- Environment & ethics
The other side of the tapestry
Imagine, if you will, an enormous Flemish tapestry hanging from the ceiling of a grand hall. The tapestry depicts the natural world in all its elegance; subsoil and topsoil, plowed fields and green…
By Eliot Coleman - 31st January 2019
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- Flexitarianism
- Environment & ethics
'Planetary diet' report sparks debate
Fruit, veg and nuts account for half the plate followed by whole grains, plant protein and modest amounts of meat and dairy in Eat-Lancet report
By Nina Pullman - 28th January 2019
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- Environment & ethics
- Farming
A vision for a different world
Visitors and speakers at the Oxford Real Farming Conference were united in their vision for a different food and farming system, working more closely with the environment, supporting small farmers…
By Nina Pullman - 18th January 2019
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Latest posts
- Eating & drinking
Let food lift your spirit
Society these days has too much of a utilitarian approach to food. Too often our efforts at healthy eating reduce food down to a bunch of stats about carbohydrate, protein and fat content. But I'm…
By Alex Henderson - 26th March 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Berries and leafy veg top pesticide list
Strawberries, spinach and kale have topped an annual ranking of pesticide residues found on non-organic fruit and veg in the US
By Nina Pullman - 25th March 2019
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- Ethical business
Ellis: Responsible capitalism takes off
Ellis on whether a system that prioritises self-gain and profit can ever be responsible.
By Ellis - 22nd March 2019
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