Local food: local resilience to global risk
“There is a real possibility that international supply chains will collapse … the best way to protect against this risk is to diversify and localise… Read More »Local food: local resilience to global risk
“There is a real possibility that international supply chains will collapse … the best way to protect against this risk is to diversify and localise… Read More »Local food: local resilience to global risk
“A friendly network of independent, small-scale food producers, wholefood suppliers and residents working together to build a more resilient, nourishing and community-centred food system for… Read More »In My Back Yard: new East Devon food network
– BUY LOCAL – MAKE LOCAL – . There’s been a huge amount of coverage of ‘the future of farming and food’: Coronavirus: How will… Read More »The future of the farming and food industries
“We’ve got to change our food production practices and, likely, our diets.” [Prof David Hughes & Miguel Flavián – Supermarkets in your pocket.] . It’s… Read More »Farming and the climate today
The first feature length documentary film with an impact campaign to be made about regenerative farming and agroecology in the UK. . It’s clear we… Read More »‘Six inches of soil’: looking after the soil on our farms
Regenerative agriculture and carbon sequestration: or, how to look after your soil. Net zero and biodiversity: or, why we need to look after nature. Food… Read More »Why are farmers so angry? part two
“Many farmers have justified grievances about having to bear the burden of providing a vital service.” [Wildlife Trusts] “Will the angry exchanges between farmers and… Read More »Why are farmers so angry?
The importance of fostering a conversation about sustainable food production and innovation. “If the public does not support the introduction of such technologies, even the… Read More »Can agriculture save the planet?
… and keeping the debate informed and transparent. . There are more and more good ideas out there for making our farms ‘greener’ – and… Read More »Greening our farms
“It is time to address supply and demand in an integrated way, freeing up land for the production of nutritious food to address the food… Read More »‘Sugar pollution’: should the ‘producer pay’?
“For a bigger transformation in the long-term we still need to move beyond the single food focus and change whole dietary habits and our food… Read More »Are plant-based meat alternatives ‘real alternatives’?
“Innovation is fully capable of safely contributing to increased sustainability.” Agriculture resulted from asking, “What can we change about nature to get more food?” .… Read More »“Agriculture innovation drives solutions”
“On the plus side, some positives come out of the wreckage caused by these events…” . We need to be ‘making do’ in these tricky… Read More »Making do in difficult times
Local initiatives to build rural resilience, empower communities and improve the lot of people and planet . ARC is an active group which looks at… Read More »Stories of rural action from across Europe
The climate crisis has been described by more than 200 health journals, in an unprecedented joint editorial last year, as risking “catastrophic harm to health… Read More »“Climate change is a health emergency”