With a focus on crafts, beauty and other original low-impact gifts from small ethical businesses – share the joy of a sustainable Christmas with our 2021 gift guide.
By Becky Blench - 26th November 2021
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Wrongly associated with the effects of marijuana, hemp is a highly sustainable crop that can be used for food, textiles or building materials. We find out more.
By Wicked Leeks - 15th October 2021
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Five experts share how to make a meaningful climate action in food, fashion, flying, fuel and finance.
By Nina Pullman - 24th September 2021
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Broadening our focus from cotton, leather and plastics to a wider variety of less ‘water hungry’ plants could add value to harvests and help cut food waste.
By Becky Blench - 9th March 2021
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A new £5.4m grant will help researchers develop a project transforming fibres from agriculture, household and textile waste into new materials.
By Jack Thompson - 3rd December 2020
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Many of us feel the pressure to look for the best deal, but living ‘simply’ can move our habits and interests elsewhere.
By Becky Blench - 27th November 2020
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Welcome to the Wicked Leeks ethical gift guide 2020, with a carefully selected bumper round up of all the best ethical gifts for a virtual Christmas market experience.
By Becky Blench - 26th November 2020
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Substantive, big-picture stories of accelerated climate change are still Missing In Action across mass media, so what is our plan for illustrating the danger more accurately? asks Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 1st October 2020
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As more people are considering buying ‘less and better’ with clothes, what should you consider when it comes to buying summer holiday swimwear?
By Becky Blench - 12th August 2020
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Eating more fruit and veg, thinking about nutrient intake and wasting less food are all part of how to eat a healthy diet that’s good for the planet.
By Nina Pullman - 29th November 2021
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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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With a focus on crafts, beauty and other original low-impact gifts from small ethical businesses – share the joy of a sustainable Christmas with our 2021 gift guide.
By Becky Blench - 26th November 2021
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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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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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The flavour is great this year so far, after a bit of a panicky start to the growing season: for some reason the plants didn’t establish so we had to quickly replant in another field.
By Richard Tucker - 25th November 2021
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