Articles
Food Systems
One welfare and Covid-19
In light of the current crisis, Lizzie Rowe reflects on the link between animal health and our own health, which makes animal welfare a p...
Building resilience into our food systems
Honor Eldridge considers how to build greater resilience into our food systems, so they have the ability to better endure a crisis in the...
Veg producers to the ready!
How has the coronavirus pandemic affected vegetable growers? Alicia Miller writes about her organic veg box business and how they are cop...
Harmony in education at a time of crisis
Richard Dunne, Harmony in Education Lead, asks how an understanding of the world as interconnected can inform the way in which we choose ...
The coronavirus pandemic and future food security
Patrick Holden writes about the impact of the coronavirus on food security and the need for a sustainable, local food system
We need to talk about chicken: New report highlights the problems with intensive chicken production
The unacceptable costs of growing chicken consumption have been revealed in a new report from the Eating Better alliance
From root-to-fruit: Zero-waste Crowdfarming in Valencia
Preventing food waste and shortening the food chain from farmer to consumer is the driving force behind a sustainable Crowdfarming projec...
Importing food and exporting drought: The hidden water in your fruit and vegetables
In the midst of confusing messages about meat, where we source our fruit and vegetables from often gets overlooked. But if our diets are ...
Why plant-based diets aren’t credible: Joanna Blythman at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
In this transcript of a talk from our session at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, Joanna Blythman talks about the nutritional and cult...
ORFC 2020: Linking Sustainable and Healthy Diets to Farming Outputs
In this debate at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2020, panelists discuss the future of UK farming, and what constitutes a sustainable...
In conversation: Patrick Holden and George Monbiot
Patrick Holden speaks to environmental campaigner and writer George Monbiot about the debate on land sharing versus land sparing and what...
False claims and miracles from the new vegan religion
What we should eat to be healthy and produce a healthy planet has never been more unclear or hotly contested. A panel chaired by Sarah Sa...