- News from the farm
- Farming
A marmalade time of year
These boxes are a gift of taste and love of our land for all the British people who appreciate them so much, writes Seville orange grower Amadora Gahona.
By Amadora Gahona - 20th January 2021
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- News from the farm
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Soil, muck and spring
Earthworms hate slurry, and few would claim it’s perfect – but with the farmers getting 30p per litre for milk, don’t expect them to be able to make costly compost anytime soon.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th January 2021
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- News from the farm
- Environment & ethics
Hope in a collective world
My hope is that 2021 will mark the start of the decline of the cult of individual wealth and fame, along with all the waste and loneliness that go with it.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 7th January 2021
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- News from the farm
- Farming
100 years of growing cauliflower
Cauliflower is a notoriously hard crop to grow – we always get allotment growers asking how we do it. There’s a lot of experience that goes into making it happen writes grower Cathy Case.
By Cathy Case - 31st December 2020
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- News from the farm
- Growers and suppliers
Meet the new Christmas potato
We swapped King Edwards for Sorrento this year, which is almost identical, with the same white-pink flesh, only it grows a little bigger. It can also stick the hot weather, and it’s a really good…
By Neil and Gary Farley - 9th December 2020
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- News from the farm
- Ethical business
- Farming
Too big for their planet
In search of mature, rocket-free inspiration, Riverford supports the Oxford Real Farming Conference: an annual meeting of unconventional farmers, cooks, campaigners and scientists.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 2nd December 2020
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- News from the farm
- Environment & ethics
- Climate change
What are we planning for?
The problem for farmers, like swallows, is not knowing what to expect in a changing world where routines, built on experience accumulated over generations, no longer line up with reality.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 26th November 2020
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- News from the farm
- Climate change
- Ethical business
How we will tackle our carbon emissions
I cannot promise when Riverford will be carbon neutral, but I do promise that those solutions will be transparent, well researched and only marginally influenced by the desire to be seen to be doing…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 18th November 2020
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- News from the farm
- Environment & ethics
If not now, then when?
Perhaps belatedly, we have completed an expansive update to our environmental assessment. This time, the mood among our co-owners is almost universally 'so, what are we going to do about it?'
By Guy Singh-Watson - 11th November 2020
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Latest articles
- The big interview
- Health
- Environment & ethics
A force for change
Campaigner, TV presenter and food writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall meets Nina Pullman to talk influence, how to inspire change and what healthy eating really means.
By Nina Pullman - 21st January 2021
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- Environment & ethics
- Climate change
The power of ‘what if?’
All too often we default to dystopian images, rather than allowing ourselves to believe that it could actually be amazing: more connected, happier, healthier, with cleaner air, better food.
By Rob Hopkins - 21st January 2021
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- 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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- News from the farm
- Farming
A marmalade time of year
These boxes are a gift of taste and love of our land for all the British people who appreciate them so much, writes Seville orange grower Amadora Gahona.
By Amadora Gahona - 20th January 2021
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- Veganism
- Health
- Environment & ethics
Don't forget the veg in Veganuary
Vegan food needn't be complicated or reliant on expensive meat and dairy alternatives; there are so many incredible recipes that can be made with just plants in their purest form.
By Emily Muddeman - 20th January 2021
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- Health
- Recipes
Best recipes for juicing
Juicing is the quickest, easiest, and tastiest way to increase fruit and veg intake. Here is our guide on how to make the best juices.
By Jack Thompson - 20th January 2021
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