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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…

January 7, 2014 0 Comments Read article

Revealed: controversial herbicide lurking in our bread and cereal bars

Jordans cereal bars and Warburtons bread have been found to contain traces of glyphosate – a weedkiller that campaigners say poses a risk to human health.…

December 31, 2013 0 Comments Read article

Ecologist Guide to Food – a major new book lifting the lid on what we really put in our mouths

The Ecologist Guide to Food By Andrew Wasley, with a foreword from Zac Goldsmith Publishing February 2014, Price £9.99, ISBN 978-1-78240-102-5 The Ecologist has been setting…

December 31, 2013 3 Comments Read article

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…

December 10, 2013 0 Comments Read article

Civet coffee: why factory farms and questionable taste are a real turn off

Louisa Michel asks a leading expert to sample the world’s most expensive coffee – and looks at the cruelty involved   Coffee is a serious business,…

December 2, 2013 0 Comments Read article

Foie gras: why top chefs should be ditching this ‘torture-in-a-tin’

By Justin Kerswell Rarely has foie-gras – and the way it is produced – received so much attention in Britain. This major public interest was sparked…

December 2, 2013 0 Comments Read article

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…

November 8, 2013 6 Comments Read article

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…

October 31, 2013 2 Comments Read article

Why investigative food journalism just got a whole lot harder

Faced with a growing raft of draconian gagging laws, threats and even violence, journalists and activists investigating the secrets of the global food industry tread a…

October 21, 2013 1 Comment Read article

Eating better to feed the world more fairly

Policies to shift our eating patterns towards less and better meat eating and more sustainable plant-based diets must be at the heart of an ethical food…

October 21, 2013 0 Comments Read article

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