Articles
Food Ethics
Right to food
Food poverty has been on the rise in Scotland, but there is a move to make fresh, nutritious food a basic right for all
Factoring sustainable labour into the sustainable food equation
What makes food sustainable? In addition to a healthy environment, it’s increasingly about the people who produce and make our food and t...
A is for abattoir: A forgotten step in sustainable meat production
Meat is centre table in food debates, from public health to global resources, but where our meat comes from – the slaughterhouse – rarely...
Can we eat meat, drink milk and feed the world sustainably?
Watch this short film of an expert panel discussing some of the complex questions raised by the recent Milking Parlour exhibition
How can we put a price on the priceless?
Is it possible to put a price on aspects of the food system that do not traditionally have an economic value, and is this a useful or des...
City centre milking parlour provokes discussion
Finding innovative ways to engage people with where their food comes from and how we value it is an interesting challenge. The Milking Pa...
The case of the exploded Dutch chickens
How did a campaign by an animal welfare group impact the decision of Holland’s three biggest supermarkets to remove the most intensively ...
Waste at the top end of the food chain
A new report on food waste in Kenya shines a light on the often overlooked wastage taking place at the other end of the supply chain, at ...
Botton Village: Sustainable biodynamic farming under threat
Botton Village is an inspiring example of a local and sustainable food system but its community model is being threatened
What makes a sustainable menu?
Last month, farmers, chefs and caterers put down their respective pitchforks and knives and descended on Bristol to talk sustainable food
How ethical are your bananas?
Are certification schemes aimed at tackling poor labour practices in the banana industry having the desired impact on the ground?
Argan oil: The liquid gold rush
We meet one Moroccan cooperative who are focused on an ethical model of production in the face of increasing demand