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Patrick debates ‘public money for public goods’ on Costing the Earth
Patrick joins Sir Peter Kendall (AHDB), Angela Francis (Green Alliance) and Angela Karp (Rothamsted Research) in a debate chaired by Tom Heap to explore the meaning of 'public money for public good...
Relocalising the food chain: Why it matters and how to do it
One of the positive aspects of Britain’s departure from the EU is that it has sparked off a debate on the future of UK farming, requiring us to question fundamental assumptions. Jane Powell explore...
The hidden cost of UK food: Soil degradation
Soil is vital to all life on earth, yet more than half of all global soils are now classified as degraded, with approximately 1.5 billion people living on degraded land. This has serious hidden cos...
Farmerama radio: What good food means, a Green Brexit and much more
This month's Farmerama has a political focus but still manages to squeeze in some brilliant stories of food, soil and microbes. We hear from Tim Lang, Nourish Scotland and Jersey farmers. Follow th...
Bristol Food Connections festival is back, and bigger than ever!
The week-long celebration of Bristol’s food scene will take place from 11-17th June, with over 120 events & activities in all corners of Bristol
Sustainable Food Trust response to ‘Health and Harmony: The future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’
The Sustainable Food Trust has submitted a response to Defra's command paper consultation, Health and Harmony: The future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit
Campaign for Local Abattoirs: Response to Defra Health and Harmony Command Paper
The Campaign for Local Abattoirs submits their response to the Defra Health and Harmony command paper consultation
The Future of UK Farming: An overview
The Future of UK Farming conference, organised by the SFT, took place this past weekend with over 300 people attending. Hosted by Sir Alan and Lady Parker at Fir Farm in the beautiful Cotswolds, it...
Future of UK Farming: Opinion
Catherine Broomfield writes for the Western Morning News with her thoughts about Secretary of State, Michael Gove, and the inspiration drawn from his talk at the Future of UK Farming conference
Press release: Government action urgently needed to save small abattoirs
At the Future of UK Farming conference an expert panel explained why the continuing decline of small abattoirs is bad for animal welfare and runs against the growing public demand for local, tracea...
Press release: Michael Gove first Minister to recognise that method of food production is central to both environmental and human health
Michael Gove became the first Defra Minister to accept the critical link between sustainable food systems and healthy diets, and warned we must not, “hack at the roots of the tree of life”
In the news
The Future of UK Farming conference made the news following Secretary of State for Environment, Michael Gove's statement on meat and livestock as well as our session on the issue of small abattoir ...