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 agriculture, like the rest of society, needs gender equity
By Angie Carter and Gabrielle Roesch Woman own or co-own nearly half of our farmland in the United States, and are increasingly producing a greater diversity…
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…
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…
How do you feed a city of 117,000 people sustainably?
Exeter might be affluent and hungry for locally produced, sustainable food, but in common with other towns and cities across the UK, independent retailers, producers and…
How do you change a city’s eating (and shopping) habits? Set up your own supermarket…
Two sisters are aiming to change the way one city shops – and eats – by establishing a bold new ‘ethical’ supermarket as an alternative to…
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