Shocking must-see food films | No.1: The hidden cost of salmon
A very fishy business: uncovering the truth behind your cheap Christmas salmon… In its groundbreaking film from early 2009 the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) travels to…
Chemical warfare: what’s really in your veg?
Most vegetables arrive on the supermarket shelf after being sprayed with a cocktail of pesticides or other chemicals, potentially posing a risk to human health. But…
Why the ‘consumption’ issue is absent from our food discourse
Dora Clouttick from Forked! catches up with Tara Garnett from The Food & Climate Research Network (FCRN) Forked: What do you think is the biggest food…
‘We might lose antibiotics in the fight to treat infections – that’s frightening’
Forked! catches up with Kath Dalmeny from the campaigning organisation Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Forked: What do you think are the biggest food…
Why do we rarely think about the ecological impact of tropical fruit?
By Dora Clouttick Whilst many of us may be aware of the social inequalities associated with the international fruit trade, as well as the complex issue…
Soya wars – new film
The world’s reliance on soya to feed factory farmed animals is having a devastating impact, according to this brilliant new film by RAW, a project of…
Deformities, sickness & livestock deaths: the real cost of glyphosate & GM animal feed?
Much of the meat and dairy produce eaten across Europe is made from animals fed a GM diet. But alarming – and controversial – new research…
Peak soil: unless we act now the very ground beneath us will die
Protecting and improving the health of soil is even more important today than it ever has been, says the Soil Association’s Helen Browning, especially coupled with…
The real point of GM food is corporate control of farming – don’t let them convince you otherwise
In a major new essay Colin Tudge considers the fables of industrial farming Governments these days are not content with agriculture that merely provides good food. In line…
Revealed: how demand for shark fins fuels slaughter of Peru’s dolphins
Jim Wickens reports on the brutal killing of dolphins for use as shark bait off Peru’s Pacific coast The car glided swiftly out of Lima, skimming…
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