Articles
Food Systems
Putting grasslands to work
Members of team SFT report back on the Savory Institute's recent international conference
The rooftop revolution
Can urban growing provide enough food to feed our ever expanding cities? Rachel Dring explores the rooftop revolution
What meat to eat? A debate
Over the past few weeks, the SFT has been challenging the notion of the 'eat less meat' message. Read both sides of the debate here
What meat to eat?
In our on-going series on 'what meat to eat?' Richard Young responds in detail to the challenges posed by the Food Climate Research Network
FCRN commentary on SFT blog on red meat
Tara Garnett, from the Food Climate Research Network, responds to our blog on why we think the UK needs to eat more, not less red meat
Sacred earth, sacred self
Patrick Holden and Owsley Brown discuss why our connection to the Earth is key to understanding the food systems we need
Biodiversity: Feeling the squeeze
Sustainable farming relies on the complexity and diversity of different plants, animals and organisms. Patrick Holden helps to explain th...
Fred Kirschenmann: Certified organic
Fred Kirschenmann discusses USDA organic certification, the trouble milking 50,000 cows and the emerging market of memory, romance and trust
Food waste: A global scandal
Tristram Stuart, author and food waste campaigner, delves into the shocking data of the global food waste scandal and the far-reaching im...
Farming the desert
Could farming the desert be a potential answer to increasing food production in the developing world?
Eating meat: A debate
Tom Levitt explores 'meat-centric' diets and intensive livestock farming, and argues that unless we take action, it will be the poorest o...
The fight against potato blight
A new blight resistant GM potato has been hailed as a success, but what about the alternatives? We investigate the non-GM options