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Getting to the root of the climate issue – interview in Meat Management Magazine
Meat Management Magazine kindly shared one of their recent interviews with Patrick Holden, CEO of the Sustainable Food Trust. Getting to ...
Paying a proper price for milk: What dairy cows deserve
I watched the recent Panorama programme, A Cow’s Life: The True Cost of Milk, which featured disturbing practices on a large-scale dairy ...
Homage to soil
This article was originally published on the Food and Global Security website. Perhaps surprisingly, given that I worked for more than 20...
Feeding Britain one farm at a time
How do we feed a growing population without relying on chemical inputs and degrading the environment? Patrick Holden asks this question i...
Patrick Holden comments on National Food Strategy
Patrick Holden shares his views on the National Food Strategy
Using farms as educational platforms
In his latest blog post, Patrick Holden highlights the role of farms as educational platforms, helping to promote a better understanding ...
Gene editing will further narrow gene pool and intensify food and farming systems
Our CEO Patrick Holden comments on the government's proposals to allow gene-editing in the UK, with the launch of a new consultation on g...
Why the Climate Change Committee have got it wrong on land, food and farming
Patrick Holden argues the Climate Change Committee's recommendations on land, food and farming will make things worse
So close, but so far?
After the recent failure of government to protect the UK's food standards, a lot of us have been left wondering what we can do. Encouragi...
A reflection on Harmony
The following is a chapter written by Patrick Holden from the book, The Harmony Debates: exploring a practical philosophy for a sustainab...
Farms – the new frontline for restoring biodiversity
In light of David Attenborough's recent BBC documentary, Patrick explains why farms are the new frontline for biodiversity protection.