- Environment & ethics
- Farming
- Local sourcing
‘Regenuary’ opens debate on ethical diets
New campaign seeks to highlight importance of where food comes from and take aim at environmental claims of Veganuary.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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- Climate change
- Meat
- Environment & ethics
A New Year's carbon resolution
Sustainable living company Giki offers five tips to reduce your carbon footprint by a tonne in 2021.
By Jo Hand - 31st December 2020
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- Veganism
- Meat
Meat versus Veganuary: A New Year standoff
New campaign encourages people to ‘Eat Balanced’ and promotes the nutrient benefits of animal products to counter Veganuary.
By Jack Thompson - 23rd December 2020
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- Technology
- Animal welfare
- Meat
Lab-grown meat risks reinforcing Big Food
A lack of public funding in cellular agriculture means big multinationals are leading research and risks reinforcing big corporate interests in food.
By Nina Pullman - 16th December 2020
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- Animal welfare
- Meat
- Farming
A view from the farm
Trialling soya-free feed, adapting to Covid and protecting livelihoods have been top of the list for three organic meat producers this year.
By Jack Thompson - 15th December 2020
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- Climate change
- Environment & ethics
Should the government tax red meat and dairy?
A nuanced carbon tax could be one component in a wider strategy but it would need to recognise the difference in farming systems.
By Jack Thompson - 18th November 2020
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- Animal welfare
- Environment & ethics
- Meat
Restaurants could sell non-labelled US meat
EXCLUSIVE: New investigation finds restaurants, hotels and pubs source significant percentage of meat from abroad and would consider US meat under new trade deal with no need to label.
By David Burrows and Nick Hughes - 30th September 2020
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- Meat
- Climate change
The insect solution to soy
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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- Meat
- Climate change
Burger King debuts ‘low methane’ burger
Fast food chain has worked with universities on a trial that found feeding lemongrass to cows can reduce methane emissions by a third.
By Nina Pullman - 15th July 2020
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- Health
- Biodiversity
- Climate change
Tips for a healthy and sustainable diet
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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- Environment & ethics
- Biodiversity
What next for palm oil?
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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- Fairtrade
- Ethical business
- Fashion & beauty
The Wicked Leeks Ethical Christmas Gift Guide 2021
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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- Ethical business
- Farming
- Biodiversity
Most farmers 'would prefer not to supply supermarkets'
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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- Health
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
Processed food has higher emissions, study finds
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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- News from the farm
- Farming
From soil to mash: Growing swedes for Christmas
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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