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Why working holidays on organic farms help you see the world anew
Laura Laker
14th July, 2010
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is not just a cheap way to see the world - it's a hands-on way to learn new skills of sustainable living more...
How to garden with kids
Matilda Lee
10th June, 2010
Tips for passing on green fingers, and a taste for vegetables, to your sprogs more...
Committing to a life without supermarkets
Laura Laker
14th May, 2010
No-one enjoys supermarket shopping. But kicking the habit requires conviction, as Laura Laker reveals in the first of a new series... more...
Setting up my dream organic pub
Geetie Singh & Sara Berg
11th May, 2010
In an extract from her new book, Geetie Singh tells how her famed gastro pub, the Duke of Cambridge, came to be, and gives Ecologist readers two great recipes to try out more...
Conservation and food production should be kept separate says study
Ecologist
6th May, 2010
Researchers claim the benefits of combining conservation and food production through organic farming are not enough to make up for the drop in yields more...
Creating a Forest Garden: working with nature to grow edible crops
Martin Crawford
27th April, 2010
Excerpts from the new book telling you everything you need to know about this novel way to grow edible crops - where nature does most of the work for you. more...
Letter: We're upfront about organic farming's yields in the UK
Peter Melchett
22nd April, 2010
Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett takes issue with The Land editor Simon Fairlie's characterisation of its policy towards organic yields and meat consumption more...
UN claims 'food production needs to double' exposed as myth
Ecologist
20th April, 2010
Widely quoted figures of the need to double food production by 2050 have been used to justify an expansion of industrial factory farming, but have been brought into question by a new report more...
An 'all or nothing' approach to organics won't get us anywhere
Simon Fairlie
16th April, 2010
We wouldn't ask pedestrians to prove that they weren't using a car, then charge them for a certificate to say as much. So why do it to organic farmers? more...
Kitchen gardening: an A to Z
Review by Alex McDonald; book extract by Emma Cooper
15th April, 2010
A is for allotments; B is for brocolli; C is for climate change... and U is for urine. 'The Alternative Kitchen Garden: an A-Z' is a companion for both inexperienced and expert gardeners more...
Consumers lose interest in organic food
Ecologist
12th April, 2010
Consumers turned their back on organic but continued to buy fairtrade in 2009, according to the latest sales figures more...
What is biodynamic wine, and which bottles should you pick?
Laura Sevier
8th April, 2010
Its principals may seem strange but biodynamic winegrowers are in a league of their own when it comes to caring for soil, plant and planet. Plus, 10 wines to try in 2010 more...
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Each day, you have three votes to change the food system
Michael Pollan
1st April, 2010
In this extract from Stuffed, Michael Pollan spells out the simple rules for buying and eating real food more...
Organic farming has sold out and lost its way
Julian Rose
17th March, 2010
The dreams of the early organic pioneers have been subsumed into a rush for global supply chains, strict regulations and fast-selling brands more...
How to decode food labels and shop with a conscience
Pat Thomas
16th March, 2010
Is it healthy? Is it organic? Is it fairly traded? How far has it travelled? At times, making informed choices can feel like a full-time job. Here is a pocket guide to buying food from the new book Stuffed more...
UK overseas aid ignoring small scale agriculture
Ecologist
3rd February, 2010
Department for International Development (DfID) accused of failing to support long-term agricultural programmes and being obsessed with an 'industrial model' of food production more...
Food crisis 'hidden' from public say campaigners
Ecologist
6th January, 2010
Government is talking about issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association more...
Bill Jordan: I don't think organics will feed the world
Tom Levitt
1st December, 2009
Jordans cereals founder Bill Jordan says his company's method of farming can feed the world and safeguard biodiversity more...
CASE STUDY: growing fruit and veg in the city
Ben Willis
3rd March, 2009
A host of communal vegetable gardens are springing up in the concrete heart of East London. Ben Willis meets the woman coaxing life from the urban jungle more...
CASE STUDY: setting up an organic market garden
Laura Sevier
26th April, 2007
Septuagenarian Mehr Fardoonji is still to be found with her hands in the soil after forty-five years of organic market gardening more...
10 steps to creating a local food group
Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins
24th September, 2009
Tamzin Pinkerton & Rob Hopkins's new book, Local Food, is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in creating a local food group. Here's an extract to whet your appetite... more...
FSA attacks French organics study
Ecologist
18th September, 2009
FSA says French study on benefits of organic farming published last week used 'diluted data' more...
Organic food: FSA study leaves bad taste in the mouth
Tom Levitt
1st August, 2009
The findings from the FSA's organic food review have added little to our knowledge but left consumers short-changed on real benefits of organic food. more... Organic food report admits to lack of evidence
Ecologist
29th July, 2009
FSA review dismisses health benefits of eating organic but admits to a lack of research on which to base findings more...
Wales consults on tighter GM contamination laws
Ecologist
7th July, 2009
A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops more...Members
