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Let them eat waste!
Anti-food waste campaigner and founder of Feeding the 5000, Tristram Stuart, recently visited Kenya and spoke to us about the problem of ...
The Perennial Plate
This weekly series follows Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine across the globe, covering a whole range of topics and documenting their 'adventur...
Think you know your cattle?
SFT photographer Nicola Robecchi captures beautiful images of a variety of cattle, from the annual French National Breeding Championships
How to eat seaweed
Trevor Brinkman, of the Three Hungry Boys, teaches us about the benefits of eating seaweed, a superfood that can be found much closer to ...
Slipping spelt into the British bowl
We attended the launch of the Great British Spelt Recipe Collection, aiming to popularise the health benefits of this ancient grain
Mixed farming systems: Feeding the birds
In this latest blog from Patrick Holden, he looks at the benefits of mixed farming systems on the biodiversity of both the environment an...
Horse meat scandal
We share our thoughts on the recent horse meat scandal, focusing on the bigger causes of the crisis and our need for a new food system
The rise of the fava bean
Over half a million tonnes of fava beans grown in the UK are exported elsewhere. We learn about one groups mission to revive this humble ...
Brand values
Consumers often have loyalties to specific brands, but what happens to brand values, when a product we trust is sold to a larger organisa...
Winter weather
How do small farms cope when the winter weather closes in? Patrick Holden reflects on the impact of the weather and his preparations agai...
Iowa Hunger Summit
After a visit to the US, Patrick reflects on the embarrassing disparity of wealth that embodies our existing food systems, and considers ...
Darjeeling and Manipur
Annelie Bernhart and Rahul Antao have been exploring the North East region of India, meeting tribal people and discovering their traditio...