The more you look into glyphosate, the more you understand how it works, and it’s hard not to feel that it’s going to completely throw off the balance of soil health.
By Jake and Leah Harris - 23rd October 2019
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One of my favourite times to ‘walk the birds’ is in early evening when they’re most active. You feel like the Pied Piper with a big trail of them behind you, writes organic egg producer Duncan…
By Duncan Janaway - 12th September 2019
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A focus on collective action and the impact of organic on soil, wildlife and climate change are at the heart of the UK’s biggest campaign for the organic food sector.
By Nina Pullman - 5th September 2019
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Buying or baking organic bread is not just delicious, it is an act that supports the farmers who are brave enough to step out of the conventional farming system, writes Vanessa Kimbell.
By Vanessa Kimbell - 22nd August 2019
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We’ve just started handpicking the first of this year’s corn crop and it’s looking good – I tried some last week and it was very sweet, it tastes delicious, writes organic grower James Foskett.
By James Foskett - 8th August 2019
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Ellis on why organic farms are a valuable investment, providing havens for wildlife, biodiversity and benefiting soil health, and allowing food production to become more resilient in the face of…
By Ellis - 11th July 2019
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There are few things more depressing to a grower than sick cucumbers hanging corpse-like on their strings – so this week we decided to cut our losses and rip out a third of the crop.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 5th July 2019
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Wider diversity in pollen and flowers on organic land leads to increased bee populations and more honey, a new report has found.
By Nina Pullman - 4th July 2019
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Next week's annual BOOM awards will pick the very best organic products - we highlight some of Riverford's suppliers who are among this year's finalists.
By Emily Muddeman - 18th June 2019
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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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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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Singer Ellie Goulding has helped amplify people attempting to host 'virtual cuppas' with their MP to quiz them on support for green post-Covid plans as part of mass online lobby.
By Nina Pullman - 30th June 2020
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I found beauty in the soft leaves of the celery, intrigue in the antennae of the kohlrabi, pleasure in the veins of the Cavolo Nero, which mirrored maps of the courses of rivers, writes Lucy Jones.
By Lucy Jones - 29th June 2020
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Each season brings its excitement and pleasures in the kitchen; spring starts with scarcity, then follows with abundance and variety, and what we call the 'Veg New Year'.
By Kirsty Hale - 29th June 2020
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Covid-19 has sent wool prices plummeting and the sheep industry into crisis – but a fledgling movement that connects farmers with local weavers offers hope.
By Hugh Thomas - 29th June 2020
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