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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Make your own Nutella, wow your family with an Italian breadcrumb flourish or transform store cupboard staples into delectable desserts.
By Lewis Glanvill - 23rd April 2020
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Cooking more from scratch, throwing less food away and trying a veg box are among the widespread new food habits in the UK, a new YouGov survev finds.
By Nina Pullman - 21st April 2020
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Trewithen Dairy in Cornwall is taking part in a new carbon project to monitor and improve their farmers' soils and explore the benefits of regenerative farming.
By Anna Turns - 16th September 2021
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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 - 16th September 2021
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Although we consume vast amounts of coffee or beer, bitter flavours on our plate are mostly ignored, with little attention given to these vibrant leaves which are not only delicious but also a…
By Becky Blench - 16th September 2021
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Rather than showing that it is possible for businesses to find the solutions to get us out of the mess we are all in, Riverford may be the exception that proves the rule.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th September 2021
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Iceland launches world’s largest carbon capture plant to transform CO2 into basalt rock and help speed up climate mitigation.
By Anna Turns - 13th September 2021
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Over summer, requests came in to help people who hadn’t eaten as an extra nine million people increased their borrowing over the pandemic to stay afloat, writes Chantelle Norton of Food in Community.
By Chantelle Norton - 13th September 2021
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