Researchers warn our lower impact on Earth since lockdown ‘is not progress’ while youth activist musicians call for green recovery by performing Mozart at wind farm.
By Nina Pullman - 21st August 2020
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Could feeding insects to chickens help replace soy in animal feed and cut the deforestation impact of one the most popular foods?
By Emilie Filou - 28th July 2020
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Lockdown has shown us a new way to live: now let’s work on flexible working, proper wages, an end to best-before dates and a new respect for the agile meal planner.
By Ann Storr - 23rd July 2020
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As the heat of the summer lingers, at Riverford, we’re making the most of our seasonal veg and the peak of what we call the 'summer flush' in the veg calendar.
By Kirsty Hale - 22nd July 2020
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A sustainable packaging start-up is collecting waste fruit and veg from farms and converting it into an edible packaging material inspired by the kombucha drink fermentation technique.
By Juliette Bretan - 6th July 2020
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Almost one million meals’ worth of food were rescued in one month by The Real Junk Food Project as the pandemic added to Brexit stockpiling in a food waste backlog. Kate Hodge reports.
By Kate Hodge - 15th June 2020
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From ditching her car, getting creative with leftovers and buying direct from producers, Anna Turns writes about the eco lessons learnt during lockdown.
By Anna Turns - 15th May 2020
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Checking cupboards and making lists before shopping has led to households wasting around a third less food during lockdown despite buying more, a new survey finds.
By Nina Pullman - 12th May 2020
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Supply of surplus produce for food charities has ‘dramatically decreased’ as restaurant suppliers scale back production due to Covid-19, writes founder of Waste Knot, Jess Latchford.
By Jess Latchford - 5th May 2020
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The National Trust and the Wildlife Trusts have both issued new calls to protect and restore nature via conservation efforts and designated ‘wild belt’ areas.
By Nina Pullman - 18th September 2020
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Meet the farmer selling meat from retired organic dairy cows to apply the ethical values of organic to end of life and pioneer an alternative to the short life-cycle dairy industry.
By Anna Turns - 18th September 2020
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To celebrate peak Spanish fig season, grower José Maria Agusti gives us a snapshot of how this unique fruit is grown and picked on his farm near Barcelona.
By Becky Blench - 18th September 2020
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Sustainable oat milk brand Oatly is facing criticism and delistings over its choice of investment from Blackstone, a private equity firm with alleged links to deforestation and donations to the Trump…
By Nina Pullman - 15th September 2020
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Recently we suffered the most devastating soil loss that I have seen in over 50 years of farming.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 10th September 2020
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Marvellously bright and beautifully varied veg that herald the start of autumn - get to know the different squash varieties and how to use them.
By Wicked Leeks - 9th September 2020
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