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Food Systems
A CLEAR need for method of production labelling
How can the public make informed decisions about the food that they purchase when product labelling is confusing and unclear? This is an ...
Agroforestry: An ancient practice with a promising future?
Although agroforestry has received widespread support over recent years, it can be difficult to imagine its implementation at scale. SFT ...
Small abattoirs in Germany: You get what you pay for
Germany is famous for its bratwurst - but where does that meat come from? Marianne Landzettel addresses the issue of industrialised slaug...
Paving the way to understand our impact
Patrick Holden shares some background to the Global Farm Metric and why it is paving the way for a radical change in food and farming
5 things you need to know about measuring sustainability
In the run up to our TEDx conference, here are 5 things you need to know now about measuring sustainability on your land
TEDxSustainableFoodTrust – speaker profiles
Here's more information about the exciting guest speakers who will be contributing to our Tedx Countdown event, to talk about what measur...
How to measure sustainability on your land
Our harmonised Global Farm Metric aims to measure the social and environmental impact of farms and empower land managers to make more sus...
Reclaiming the forest: The Indigenous struggle for land rights in Kenya
The Sengwer community in Western Kenya play a vital role in safeguarding the forest, but they have been battling forced evictions for dec...
Planting the right trees in the right places: 10 tips for planting trees on your farm
Tirion Keatinge shares 10 tips for planting trees on your farm, to help you make decisions that work for the short-, medium- and long-term
The Brecon Beacons Mega Catchment: A proactive and collaborative approach to delivering a resilient drinking water supply
Dave Ashford explains how the Brecon Beacons Mega Catchment programme is working hard to respond to climate change, and getting ahead of ...
Support Sitopia Farm: Building a community of food and farming for London
Our website editor Alicia Miller shines a light on Sitopia Farm - a visionary project to develop a new sustainable regenerative horticult...
The vital role of hedgerows: ‘A well-managed hedge is a web of life’
The role of the hedgerow is of growing environmental concern. Angus D. Birditt explains the importance of maintaining these systems healt...