The Cocktail Effect | The Guardian
Brexit may expose people to increasing levels of pesticide residues in food, a report has warned, amid confusion over what standards will apply after the UK leaves the EU. The government has assured people that high environmental…
Ten years to a farming future | Soil Association
We need to join the dots between the climate crisis, the nature crisis and the dietary crisis if we are to avoid disaster, and food and farming lies at the heart of the solution. We…
What County Farms Can Do For Us | Victoria Balfour
County farms, once considered a prized asset for UK local councils, are in danger of becoming extinct. A recent report revealed that the number of county farms has shrunk by half in the last 40 years. According to…
We need a new approach to growing and consuming food | Telegraph
From consumers in London to drought-prone farmers in central India, nobody needs convincing that climate is changing for the worse. But policymakers are failing to grasp the gravity of the situation, and policies on food…
True cost of cheap food is health and climate crises, says commission | The Guardian
This article first appeared on The Guardian, you can view the original here. Radical change needed to make UK food and farming system sustainable within 10 years. The true cost of cheap, unhealthy food is…
Tax ‘unhealthy and inhumane’ food to support quality farmers | Farmers Guardian
This article first appeared on the Farmers Guardian following our Turning the Food System Round session with Compassion in World Farming, you can view the original here. Unhealthy food produced in an ‘inhumane’ way should…
Leon restaurants co-founder to lead review of UK food system | The Guardian
This article first appeared on The Guardian, you can view the original here. Henry Dimbleby, a co-founder of the restaurant chain Leon, has been appointed by the government to lead a landmark review of Britain’s…
Radical ambition needed for UK food and farming | Horticulture Week
This article first appeared on Horticulture Week after the APPG’s Green Brexit session, you can view the original post here. Britain can only deliver a “Green Brexit” and become the “environmental superpower” government has promised…
Intensive agriculture is damaging English soil health | The Scottish Farmer
The article was first published on The Scottish Farmer, you can view the original here. Four million hectares of soil are at risk of compaction due to intensive agricultural practices in England and Wales –…
Organic campaigner – how profit and sustainability can work | Farmers Weekly
This article was first published by the Farmers Weekly, you can view the original here. Achieving more sustainable food production in the UK will require a “carrot and stick” approach, but with more emphasis on…