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‘Going for Gold’ and Bristol City Council’s wider food policies in the wake of COVID-19
Lachlan McKessar explores the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on Bristol's sustainable food initiiatives
SFT joins farming and environment coalition to call for vital safeguards in the Agriculture Bill
The Agriculture Bill, which will govern the way England is farmed for many years, is going through its final stages in the House of Commo...
Agriculture is missing from its own first birthday party
We set out why we feel the Government will be making a huge mistake if it pushes through the Agriculture Bill in its current form
Harmony, health and COVID-19
What is health? Is it merely the absence of disease? Our CEO Patrick Holden reflects on what we could learn from past case studies and wh...
Farming as the Climate Changes: Six River Farm, Bowdoinham, Maine
We interview Nate Drummond who is the owner of Six River Farm in Maine along with his partner Gabrielle Gosselin to understand how they v...
Farming from the frontlines: Keeping it local in Somerset
From flooded fields to being flooded with nature-seeking urbanites, Somerset farmer Julie Baber, gives us her view of these last dramatic...
Resilience in plant breeding
Honor Eldridge explores how biodiversity in plant breeding increases resilience in food systems, and shows how traditional landrace varie...
Guides to growing your own: We review our favourite books
We review our favourite books that help guide you to grow your own food
The vital role local authorities could have in shaping food systems
Jane Powell asks how local authorities can raise their game and start to shift the balance towards more local food resilience
Should we intensify agriculture to prevent future pandemics?
A recent article argued that the way to prevent future pandemics is to intensify agriculture. Lizzie Rowe explores why this is a misguide...
Episode Six: In conversation with John Humphrys
This week’s podcast features Patrick in conversation with journalist and broadcaster John Humphrys about how food systems have coped with...
Linking our diets with the outputs of sustainable farming in the UK
We update on work for our latest study which will estimate the food production outcomes of a nation-wide conversion to sustainable produc...