- Eating & drinking
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Seaganism, seaweed and seacuturie are top trends
Top food trends of 2019 have been unveiled with ingredients from the sea, celery juice and unusual grains all gaining interest.
By Nina Pullman - 12th November 2019
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Flexitarianism
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- Farming
Contemplating cows
Feeding ruminants any substantial quantity of grain or soya remains environmental madness, but I am persuaded that there is also a strong argument for a limited number of grass-fed livestock as part…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 25th September 2019
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- Climate change
- Farming
Land can ‘help or hinder’ climate crisis
New report from IPCC sets out the stark challenge around the world's land and how it can either improve resilience and store carbon, or face further and more critical degradation.
By Nina Pullman - 8th August 2019
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- Climate change
- Farming
Extinction Rebellion urges farmers to join the cause
Co-founder of climate action group spoke alongside president of the NFU and multiple academics to discuss farming and net zero carbon emissions.
By Nina Pullman - 10th July 2019
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- Environment & ethics
- Diversity
A culture of sustainability
A project that teaches environmentalism through hip hop is proving that cultural relevance and urban youth have a place in the sustainability movement.
By Nina Pullman - 4th July 2019
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- Meat
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The truth about grass-fed
Red meat and livestock has had bad publicity for their carbon emissions – but do grass-fed animals offer a environmentally-sound solution? Tom Levitt investigates for part three of Wicked Leeks' mini…
By Tom Levitt - 20th June 2019
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- Meat
- Farming
From sheep to street food
What happens to a farmer who can't send his lambs to slaughter? In the second instalment of our mini meat series, Wicked Leeks meets the livestock farmer who sent his sheep to sanctuary and switched…
By Nina Pullman - 31st May 2019
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- Growers and suppliers
- Flexitarianism
Feeling the pulse
Hodmedod's is pioneering the reintroduction of age-old British pulses like carlin peas and fava beans back into our kitchens and onto our farms. Wicked Leeks caught up with co-founder Josiah Meldrum…
By Nina Pullman - 24th May 2019
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- Eating & drinking
- Flexitarianism
How to BBQ spring veg
Spring is the time of year when the first new-season crops are ready to harvest, while the first warm sunshine days are just around the corner. Combine the two with these top tips for barbecuing all…
By Bob Andrew - 23rd May 2019
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Becky Marshall meets artist Wendy Howarth who created a new series of paintings using Riverford vegetables as bases for ink and the farm as inspiration.
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Seaganism, seaweed and seacuturie are top trends
Top food trends of 2019 have been unveiled with ingredients from the sea, celery juice and unusual grains all gaining interest.
By Nina Pullman - 12th November 2019
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Scientists 'morally obliged' to warn of climate suffering
'The climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than most scientists expect’, is the stark warning from 11,000 global scientists in a new report.
By Nina Pullman - 7th November 2019
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