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David Markson is a co-founder of Food in Community, a Devon based not-for-profit that runs pay what you feel community cafes with imaginative menus made from sustainably produced surplus food.

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    What can we glean from the loss of the Commons?

    The pandemic has brought a fresh perspective on the power of community and feelings of injustice: let’s channel this anger positively and build dignified food security for all, writes David Markson.

    By David Markson - 6th April 2021

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    • Mental health
    • Inequality
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    Are we due a community eating revival?

    Food in Community co-founder David Markson writes about social community eating, mental health and lessons from a wartime kitchen.

    By David Markson - 18th December 2020

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    • The big interview
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    The man on a zero-carbon mission

    From his first windmill to running a green empire, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince tells Jack Thompson why he thinks his Asperger’s is a superpower and his simple mantra to reach zero carbon.

    By Jack Thompson - 15th April 2021

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    Seasonal eating: Asparagus and broad beans 

    As spring emerges, we celebrate the start of the Spanish season with these new recipes for asparagus and broad beans, ideal for the first post-lockdown get-togethers.

    By Becky Blench - 15th April 2021

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    Top 5 vegan recipes for Spring

    Try making spring green rice rolls or chickpea curry with shiitake mushrooms to celebrate the best of Spring veg with these five vegan recipes.

    By Kirsty Hale - 15th April 2021

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    • Climate change
    • Biodiversity
    • Nature

    'Loud and clear' warning for Britain's trees

    The first report into state of Britain’s trees finds non native species have increased while ancient woodland and wildlife faces a range of threats including climate and invasive diseases.

    By Nina Pullman - 14th April 2021

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    • News from the farm
    • Farming
    • Climate change

    Dry spring boosts seasonal salad veg

    It’s been an excellent salad season so far because the weather has been very dry, and so we have fewer problems with the fungal disease mildew, writes grower Marco Altamirano from Riverford's farm in…

    By Marco Altamirano - 14th April 2021

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    • Farming
    • Seeds

    Breeding food for nutrition: common sense or quasi science?

    The agri revolution led to a focus on crop yields above all else – but researchers are beginning to look again at nutrition in our food.

    By Jack Thompson - 9th April 2021

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