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Scottish Islands Abattoir Project Report
This end of project report from the Scottish Islands Abattoir Project shows how significant and beneficial small, island abattoirs are to farmers and the local economy.
Ten ways to avoid shopping for food in supermarkets
Do you aspire to shop more locally? With supermarkets so prevalent and convenient it can be hard to avoid them. Luckily, Elisabeth Winkler has ten great suggestions for how to shift our shopping ha...
Let’s take stock
How much do you know about stocks and broths? With a fascinating history they are being hailed as playing a crucial part in our shift towards sustainability. Find out why in our new article by Tess...
Can children learn to love real food?
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that taste preferences in adulthood are closely linked to what we eat in childhood. If that diet is high in processed or ultra-processed food, it can ...
Farmerama podcast: Soil in California, seeds in Greece and market gardening in Somerset
On this month's Farmerama we hear about California's world-leading Healthy Soils Program, we learn about an organisation in Greece that saves traditional seeds to enhance biodiversity and then we h...
Patrick Holden interviewed on For Food’s Sake podcast
Patrick Holden sets out the Sustainable Food Trust's position on a range of issues and shares his thoughts on the future of UK farming post-Brexit in this For Food's Sake podcast with Matteo De Vos
Fighting pesticides in paradise: Hawaii bans the use of chlorpyrifos
Hawaii has long been used as a test site for new crops and pesticides, but how has this affected the local population exposed to dangerous agri-chemicals? Marianne Landzettel visits Hawaii to repor...
Population growth and food: A systems perspective
In this age of the Anthropocene, it is necessary to look inward as well as outwards to find systemic solutions. Ivan Cicin-Sain writes for Population Matters about the issue of a rising world popul...
Being with cows
Dave Mountjoy shares how spending time around his cows has given him a great sense of harmony and peace. In a moving blog he explains how the cows helped him to heal and why he now invites visitors...
SFT response to call for evidence on livestock transportation
The Sustainable Food Trust submitted a response to the government’s call for evidence on controlling live exports for slaughter and to improve animal welfare during transport after the UK leaves th...
Claims against meat fail to consider bigger picture
This week, SFT Policy Director Richard Young looks into claims that giving up meat is the best thing you can do to save the planet. He shares with us some of his ongoing research, with surprising f...
Are city start-ups a help or hindrance to local food?
In the last few decades, there has been a quiet revolution in food as more farmers have increasingly sold their produce direct to the public. What role do CSA's play in strengthening local food sys...