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What I see: Trees reaction to drought
We continue our series with Rosamund Young, as she tells us why it's so important to climb trees!
SFT launch new policy briefing on the future of Welsh Agriculture
With the Welsh Government’s consultation period for Brexit and our land: Securing the future of Welsh farming closing today, the Sustainable Food Trust has r...
SFT supports ‘Our Common Ground’ progress report
The SFT is pleased to support the key messages in The RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission’s ‘Our Common Ground’ progress report
Agriculture Bill must help ensure the survival of local abattoirs
In a Parliamentary Briefing paper the Sustainable Food Trust and the Campaign for Local Abattoirs call for the assistance of MPs and Peers in helping to ensu...
How did the Farm Bill become the Farm Bill?
Today the Farm Bill is the primary piece of agriculture and food policy in the US. But how did we get here? How did a single piece of agricultural legislatio...
‘Dirt to Soil’ – How to make money in farming and save the planet
Gabe Brown, the author of Dirt to Soil, farms near Bismarck in the US state of North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border. Marianne Landzettel interviewe...
Protecting Australia’s diverse soils and landscapes
A significant proportion of the cropland and pasture in Australia is affected by some form of soil degradation. It is precisely these agricultural challenges...
Press release: SFT calls for the Agriculture Bill to retain area-based payments
The Agriculture Bill received its second reading on Wednesday and in response, the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) published a policy briefing paper to outline ...
Richard Young responds to UN climate change report
The SFT wholeheartedly welcomes the United Nation’s call for ‘unprecedented’ action to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Watergate 2.0 – Down stream consequences of industrial agriculture in the US midwest
Phosphorus and nitrate from agricultural run-off cause algae blooms in lakes and rivers that are used by water companies to provide safe drinking water. The ...
Creativity over chemicals: How Africa’s farmers are fighting the fall armyworm
The fall armyworm is an invasive pest, a moth native to the Americas that was found for the first time in early 2016, in West and Central Africa. The moth is...
Ten things worth knowing about biodynamic farming
Licensed in over 60 countries worldwide, biodynamic farming is a method of organic farming and gardening with a specific holistic and spiritual approach to g...