I have a kettle that talks to me. It lights up and is full of clever solutions to problems I never knew I had, but it is unreliable at boiling water.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 9th December 2016
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How can a bank offer you £150 to open an account; a broadband company offer a rock bottom introductory tariff; a veg box supplier offer your fourth box free; a superma
By Guy Singh-Watson - 18th November 2016
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We have managed not to increase the price of our veg boxes for three years, but the sums are no longer adding up.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 28th October 2016
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Last week saw our first two light frosts; it is remarkable how consistently they arrive in the second week of October, normally followed by a mild spell that, in Devon, can last until Christmas.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th October 2016
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We are enjoying a bumper crop of excellent quality runner and French beans, sweetcorn and some of the best carrots I’ve tasted in 30 years; 2016 is turning out to be a good summer for most crops.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 19th August 2016
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Twenty five years ago, as I helped load seed potatoes with Gordon Strutt, an older, gentler and wiser neighbour, he advised me, “There are no pockets in a shroud, Guy”.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 29th July 2016
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Here in the Vendée the sun is shining, the storks are nesting and we are busy harvesting lettuce, planting sweetcorn and chillies, and preparing to pick the first chard and spinach.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 22nd April 2016
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So said my 20 year old son, in response to me moaning that I spend more time managing a brand than growing vegetables.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 17th April 2016
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While most of us have only a limited interest in where our phones, shoes and cars are made, almost everyone cares where, how, and by whom their food is produced.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st April 2016
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Government consults public on views to deregulate gene editing as campaigners warn of unknown impact and locking in intensive farming.
By Nina Pullman - 22nd January 2021
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Campaigner, TV presenter and food writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall meets Nina Pullman to talk influence, how to inspire change and what healthy eating really means.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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All too often we default to dystopian images, rather than allowing ourselves to believe that it could actually be amazing: more connected, happier, healthier, with cleaner air, better food.
By Rob Hopkins - 21st January 2021
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New campaign seeks to highlight importance of where food comes from and take aim at environmental claims of Veganuary.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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These boxes are a gift of taste and love of our land for all the British people who appreciate them so much, writes Seville orange grower Amadora Gahona.
By Amadora Gahona - 20th January 2021
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Vegan food needn't be complicated or reliant on expensive meat and dairy alternatives; there are so many incredible recipes that can be made with just plants in their purest form.
By Emily Muddeman - 20th January 2021
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