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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...None of the main parties seem to have a clue about food
Pat Thomas
21st April, 2010
In the run up to the British general election, Pat Thomas says the various party manifestos are starved of sound policies on food security and sustainability more...Dairy sector accounts for 4 per cent of global emissions
Ecologist
21st April, 2010
UN wants to use the figures to push for a wider adoption of more intensive forms of dairy production, which it says produce less emissions per unit of milk more...Our top three alternatives to olive oil
Laura Sevier
23rd April, 2010
Hemp, flax and rapeseed - not a sexy sounding trio compared to olive oil's Mediterranean aura - but storecupboard essentials if you want homegrown oil 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...Letter: 'Have we got it right on meat and greenhouse gas emissions?'
Nicholas Beuret
15th April, 2010
Friends of the Earth food campaigner Nicholas Beuret says the negative impact of the meat and dairy sector has been underplayed rather than overestimated more...Water companies, not farmers, to blame for river pollution
Ecologist
15th April, 2010
Household sewage waste rather than farm slurry should be the target of tough pollution measures to reduce phosphorus levels in English rivers, says study more...Super-sized dairy farm plans put on hold
Ecologist
13th April, 2010
The company behind plans for an 8,100-cow dairy farm in Lincolnshire has withdrawn its planning application but insists the project has not been scrapped 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...Letter: grazing pasture is a net carbon sink
Colin Tudge
9th April, 2010
The article, 'Have we got it right on meat and greenhouse gas emissions?' misses an important point made at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, which is that properly managed pasture is a net carbon sink more...
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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...Have we got it right on meat and greenhouse gas emissions?
Tom Levitt
8th April, 2010
Analysis showing lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with intensive livestock production could pose a challenge to our views on best farming practice more...Preserve your harvest: how to freeze food
Bob Flowerdew
6th April, 2010
A simple guide to freezing fruit, vegetables and herbs from the book Grow Your Own, Eat Your Own more...CASE STUDY: Growing coffee more sustainably in Costa Rica
Theodora Tsentas
6th April, 2010
It's not organic but ‘pro-environmental sustainable' farming practices could help coffee farmers move away from damaging industrial monoculture more...Lab grown meat: a low-fat, low-carbon, cruelty-free future?
Matilda Lee
6th April, 2010
The technology isn't fully developed yet, but when meat really can be grown in a lab it's going to turn all our arguments about carnivorous diets on their heads... more...Farm pesticides linked to skin cancer
Ecologist
7th April, 2010
Large-scale study highlights agricultural chemicals as a possible risk factor behind rising rates of melanoma in the US more...Britain needs one million farmers, say campaigners
Ecologist
9th April, 2010
City workers and allotment farmers needed to reverse dwindling farm workforce more...Toughen up: bee disease is nothing new
Tom Hodgkinson
31st March, 2010
There's no great conspiracy around bee deaths - hive diseases have been with us for millennia. No one who keeps livestock should expect an easy ride... more...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...A beginner's guide to permaculture gardening
Laura Laker
30th March, 2010
Don't get stumped by the name: permaculture is a simple, vital tool for food growers and gardeners alike more...Big fish farms not necessarily most polluting
Ecologist
25th March, 2010
Aquaculture industry urged to look at location and management techniques to reduce the environmental impact of rapidly expanding sector more...How to campaign for better school food
Laura Sevier
25th March, 2010
All you need to know to get fresher, healthier and greener food into your child's school - from nurseries to primary and secondary schools more...100 free tickets to the Real Food Festival
Ecologist
30th March, 2010
The Real Food Festival is back for the third year and will again take place in London‘s Earls Court between 7th and 10th May more...