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Food Systems
Battle of the brave Root: The story of the carrot
With up to 50% of carrots produced never reaching a shop in the UK, Gavin Wren does some digging to find out why the supermarket grading ...
Adding balance to the meat debate
In an opinion piece for Triodos Bank, Richard Young attempts to bring balance into the meat debate
Tracing local food
While there is value in the global food supply chain – and we would be pretty hungry in April and May in the UK without it – there is an ...
Time to do our part: Addressing plastic use on-farm and in the food supply chain
The role of plastics on-farm and in the food supply chain has been an increasing concern of the Sustainable Food Trust
Harmony Project: Orchard regeneration in primary schools
The SFT's Harmony Project, in collaboration with Grow at Brogdale, announced the start of an orchard regeneration project to mark the 70t...
Mobile on-farm slaughter units in the US: The saviour of local meat production?
Marianne Landzettel visits a US farm with a novel solution to the decline in local slaughterhouses – a mobile on-farm slaughter unit. How...
A cautionary tale of two supermarkets
Two supermarkets control nearly 70% of Australia's grocery sector, granting them enormous power. Criticisms of the negative environmental...
Chefs “roll up their sleeves” to help achieve the ‘Global Goals’
The Chefs’ Manifesto, launched at this year’s Eat Forum in June, is written “by chefs, for chefs”. The Manifesto seeks to engage chefs in...
Press Release: Joint Letter to Michael Gove Urges Action to Save Small Abattoirs
Thirty-four organisations, reflecting a wide range of food, farming, consumer and nature conservation interests have written to Defra’s S...
The supply chain of fats: Olive oil
The olive oil industry has boomed, yet many traditional farms are at risk of abandonment as semi-intensive and intensive olive farms are ...
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 Winkle...
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 fo...