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Farmerama radio presents: CEREAL
This critical new series unveils the hidden truths behind the bread we eat and the rise of a new grains movement fit for human health and...
What makes a sustainable Christmas dinner? The ecological footprint of festive feasting
In order to get a grasp on what a sustainable, ecologically conscious Christmas meal might look like, we’ve taken a look at the ecologica...
What should ‘next generation’ dietary guidelines look like?
Gavin Wren takes a critical look at the UK's Eatwell Guide and proposes an alternative approach, removing restrictive guidelines and open...
Visions of a future food system: A new conference for Wales
Wales has a special opportunity to set a new course for its food and the first Wales Real Farming Conference brought together the differe...
Sustainable Food Trust Progress Report
The Sustainable Food Trust Progress Report outlines the development and successes of the SFT over the last 8 years
The Prince of Wales becomes Patron of the Sustainable Food Trust
We are delighted to announce that HRH The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to become the Patron of the Sustainable Food Trust
Unbalanced anti-meat coverage: A threat to sustainable farming?
The last two weeks has seen significant TV and radio coverage of issues relating to meat, not all of it well balanced. Sustainable Food T...
Bringing biodiversity back into farming
Earlier this year, the UN announced that 1 million species around the planet are at risk of extinction. What farmers do on their land has...
How alive is your soil? Start digging into the underworld to find out
We should all care about soil - it's a miracle substance that cleans water, prevents drought and flooding, sequesters carbon and produces...
What’s the problem with soil-less agriculture?
Why is our connection with the soil so important? Alicia Miller argues why soils' living, thriving ecology gives back to its environment ...
Why sustainable livestock farming is essential for a healthy planet
Ahead of the BBC 1 documentary, ‘Meat, A Threat to our Planet?’, Patrick Holden stresses the importance of differentiating between livest...
A brief history of wheat
Most of us eat grains every day – but how much do we know about this grain that forms such a significant part of our diet, and how has th...