Eating British, grass-fed or organic meat is a way of avoiding Brazilian soya and beef as deforestation fires in Amazon rainforest gain global attention, says Soil Association.
By Nina Pullman - 29th August 2019
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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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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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In the first of our new mini meat series, Wicked Leeks meets Dartmoor organic beef producers Lloyd and Pete Mortimore to talk veganism, carbon footprints and why more people should know where their…
By Nina Pullman - 30th May 2019
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As the meat versus plant-based debate hots up, Ellis imagines a time in the future where perhaps smoking isn't the only social exclusion...
By Ellis - 24th May 2019
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At what age should I start eating a healthy diet to reduce my risk of cancer? The answer may surprise you, writes gut health specialist Dr Alan Desmond.
By Alan Desmond - 22nd May 2019
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Organic certification has sparked criticism after proposals that schools should have one meat-free day to help tackle climate change as debate around meat and role of livestock gathers momentum.
By Nina Pullman - 22nd May 2019
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The truth behind a sausage or bacon pack labelled with ‘farm fresh’ and images of green fields or woodland can be quite the contrast, writes Emily Muddeman.
By Emily Muddeman - 4th March 2019
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The much-promoted Eat-Lancet report fails on nutritional grounds and has a vested interest in switching us to plant-based eating, writes food journalist Joanna Blythman
By Joanna Blythman - 29th January 2019
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When Zoe Wyeth moved from London to Devon, she learnt the true meaning of seasonality and found herself looking in cookbooks and hedges instead of on supermarket shelves.
By Zoe Wyeth - 18th September 2019
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Changing the way we visualise the climate crisis is the aim of a powerful photography project telling stories in human, local, and emotional way.
By Nina Pullman - 18th September 2019
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Young people around the world are cracking open the heart of the climate crisis, speaking of a deep longing for a future they thought they had but that is disappearing with each day, writes Naomi…
By Naomi Klein - 18th September 2019
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As she prepares for the next global strike, Anna Turns finds out how to talk to those who don’t want to know about the climate crisis.
By Anna Turns - 17th September 2019
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A new mustard brand in Norwich, the bakery regenerating a local economy and a community farm enterprise are all part of a growing wave of community-owned businesses.
By Angela Youngman - 12th September 2019
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Exploring the history of agricultural practices allows us to understand the successes and failures of numerous societies, over thousands of years, write archaeobotanists Kelly Reed and Philippa Ryan.
By Kelly Reed and Philippa Ryan - 12th September 2019
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