- The big interview
- Meat
- Farming
Ask the expert
Sustainable nutritionist Dr Pamela Mason on a common sense diet, and why she gets ‘distressed’ about meat versus veganism.
By SJ Butler - 5th December 2019
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Meat
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- Animal welfare
- Environment & ethics
Game of Thrones actor unveils factory farming stunt
Jerome Flynn has joined a campaign to highlight ‘horrific’ pig welfare as campaign finds three quarters of food retailers buy pork from factory farms.
By Nina Pullman - 27th November 2019
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- Meat
- Climate change
Battle of the burger
Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat are leading the way in the plant-based burger market. But which one is more sustainable? Emily Monaco investigates.
By Emily Monaco - 24th September 2019
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- Farming
- Meat
Amazon fires shine spotlight on soya and beef
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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- Meat
- Climate change
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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- Meat
- Growers and suppliers
A meat point
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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- Cartoon
- Meat
- Veganism
Ellis: The new taboo?
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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- Health
- Meat
How plant-based diets reduce disease
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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Latest articles
- Ethical business
- Fairtrade
Pressure grows over KitKat Fairtrade decision
World Chocolate Day will take place among growing pressure for Nestle to reverse decision to stop buying Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
By Nina Pullman - 7th July 2020
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- Plastic
- Packaging
- Food waste
Poland’s plastic alternative
A sustainable packaging start-up is collecting waste fruit and veg from farms and converting it into an edible packaging material using the kombucha drink fermentation technique.
By Juliette Bretan - 6th July 2020
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- Veg Hacks
- Recipes
Veg Hacks: Radish pickle
Learn how to pickle radishes in this week's Veg Hack with chef James Evans.
By James Evans - 3rd July 2020
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- Grow your own
Wise watering
Water is a precious resource – July's GYO Wicked Leeks column is all about how to use it wisely in your garden, maximise soil moisture and conserve water if you’re going away.
By Sarah Brown - 2nd July 2020
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- News from the farm
Blueberries in the blood
Even up until the 1990s, we were the only ones growing them in the UK – that was before the health benefits around antioxidants became known and it really took off.
By David Trehane - 2nd July 2020
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- Environment & ethics
- Ethical business
- News from the farm
Making measurement count
As previously, transport is our biggest sin, and the final delivery to the door is the most carbon costly – so we are converting over 70 per cent of our vans to electric by 2023.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st July 2020
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