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Banking on Soil Carbon
So far, carbon offsetting schemes have focused on tree-planting, but Honor Eldridge highlights the importance of including soil carbon in...
Forced farm labour: Exposing the hidden cost
We look at the conditions of workers around the world and how we are working towards ensuring worker health and wellbeing is part of the ...
Sour grapes: A story of labour relations on farms after apartheid
Susan Levine explores the reality of workers rights, wages and conditions on farms in South Africa
Finding meaning in the hard work of farming and growing: What will drive the next generation?
How do we make farming and growing a meaningful, valued and essential part of a society that young people will want to be a part of? Our ...
Bristol Food Producers – Oral Histories Project
Where does our food come from? Who produces it, and how? Bristol Food Producers are running a project to help reconnect us to our food sy...
Using farms as educational platforms
In his latest blog post, Patrick Holden highlights the role of farms as educational platforms, helping to promote a better understanding ...
How can we make education for sustainable development a reality?
We need to change our relationship with the natural world, and education plays a critical role in enabling that shift. Richard Dunne expl...
The Harmony Project and Forest School Association (FSA) on the benefits of learning by experiencing nature
How can we make sure that every child in school gets to experience the benefits of connecting with nature? The Harmony Project team are w...
Dartington Trust: Educating a new generation of agroecological farmers
Caroline Aitken highlights the need for improved training and education systems to support our next generation of regenerative and agroec...
Top growing and cookery courses in the UK
Interested in learning more about cooking or growing your own food sustainably? Our Editor, Alicia Miller, provides an overview of the to...
The Story of Our Food: Understanding food systems through education
Tessa Van Eijsden shares her thoughts on food education, highlighting the importance of understanding bigger picture when it comes to foo...
Why we should be concerned about a free-trade deal with Australia?
SFT policy director Richard Young looks at the reasons we should be concerned about a free-trade deal in meat between the UK and Australia