A fair fight on our hands
In September 2023, organic veg box company Riverford sent an open letter to the CEOs of the ‘Big Six’ supermarkets, warning them that ‘British farming is on its knees.’ The letter was supported by the...
View ArticleWhat’s next in the fight for a fair deal for farmers?
Despite unanimous cross-party support, Riverford’s #GetFairAboutFarming Parliamentary debate on January 22nd ended on a less than reassuring note with Mark Spencer MP, Minister of State for Food,...
View ArticleWe Feed the UK: a major new Arts project
A major Arts project launches today, pairing award-winning photographers and poets with the UK’s most inspiring regenerative farmers and food producers. These thought-provoking collaborations celebrate...
View ArticleNFU24: “I’ve got your back”– PM’s promise in the face of rising food insecurity
On 20 February, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a series of support measures and initiatives to delegates at NFU24. The last time a PM attended the NFU conference was in 2008. A lot has changed –...
View ArticleWeathering the Storm: spices, stop-gaps and long-term organic partnerships
The flavour foundation of most Asian cooking, ginger and turmeric have become ubiquitous ingredients here in the UK, ever-present in the fresh produce aisles – or they were before the perfect storm hit...
View ArticleWilding, the beloved book by Isabella Tree, now a major motion picture
We forget, in a world completely transformed by man, that what we’re looking at is not necessarily the environment wildlife prefer, but the depleted remnant that wildlife is having to cope with: what...
View ArticleKnow your chickens: what the standards really stand for
Over one billion chickens (1.1 billion; ) are reared for meat every year in the UK. Broiler chickens are bred to grow as big as possible, as fast as possible – four times faster than 50 years ago. A...
View ArticleRoad to nowhere: ‘blueprint’ lacks joined-up action
On 14 May, over 70 food and farming businesses convened at Number 10, to discuss the future of national food security at the annual Farm to Fork Summit. The main focus: horticulture – and the unveiling...
View Article#FoodForChange – from food waste to climate change
A new campaign, launched this week by The Global FoodBanking Network, aims to draw attention to the links between food loss and waste, hunger and climate change – and the work food banks are doing to...
View ArticleHow to bake your lawn (and eat it)
“Growing a loaf of bread! We planted the wheat in April and harvested in September. In October, we threshed the wheat, winnowed it and milled it in Mr. Banham’s coffee grinder. On 14 October we baked...
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