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Organic farming has sold out and lost its way
Julian Rose
17th March, 2010
The dreams of the early organic pioneers have been subsumed into a rush for global supply chains, strict regulations and fast-selling brands more...
How to decode food labels and shop with a conscience
Pat Thomas
16th March, 2010
Is it healthy? Is it organic? Is it fairly traded? How far has it travelled? At times, making informed choices can feel like a full-time job. Here is a pocket guide to buying food from the new book Stuffed more...
How to grow a green manure
Andy Hamilton
11th March, 2010
Your soil will love you for it, wildlife thrives in it and weeds are deterred by it. Here is the what, why and how of green manure more...
UK overseas aid ignoring small scale agriculture
Ecologist
3rd February, 2010
Department for International Development (DfID) accused of failing to support long-term agricultural programmes and being obsessed with an 'industrial model' of food production more...
Ecologist guide to detox
Laura Sevier
7th January, 2010
It's easy to dismiss 'detox' as a fad, as some product claims are exaggerated. But detoxing, as a practice, has been around for centuries. more...
Food crisis 'hidden' from public say campaigners
Ecologist
6th January, 2010
Government is talking about issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association more...
How to cook your Christmas turkey
Darina Allen
21st December, 2009
Naturally reared, free range turkeys are more flavoursome, says Irish chef Darina Allen. Here is her guide to cooking old-fashioned roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and bread sauce more...
Winter skincare: top ten eco picks
Matilda Lee & Laura Sevier
10th December, 2009
Clean, green beauty products for the holiday season more...
Bill Jordan: I don't think organics will feed the world
Tom Levitt
1st December, 2009
Jordans cereals founder Bill Jordan says his company's method of farming can feed the world and safeguard biodiversity more...
The Ecologist's green Christmas guide
Laura Sevier & Matilda Lee
16th November, 2009
How to be festive and green - from rentable Christmas trees and organic turkeys to original ethical gift ideas and tips on recycling electrical waste... more...
CASE STUDY: baking and selling real bread
Laura Sevier
22nd May, 2009
The creation of the modern loaf is an industrial process that uses a cocktail of artificial ingredients - but for taste, bite and goodness, nothing beats the old ways. Laura Sevier meets a baker bidding to become the saviour of our daily bread more...
CASE STUDY: growing fruit and veg in the city
Ben Willis
3rd March, 2009
A host of communal vegetable gardens are springing up in the concrete heart of East London. Ben Willis meets the woman coaxing life from the urban jungle more...
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CASE STUDY: getting good, local food into hospitals
Dixe Wills
22nd January, 2009
It’s fresh, organic and locally produced. It’s hospital food, but not as we know it – yet. Dixe Wills meets the catering manager who’s transforming the canteen kitchen more...
CASE STUDY: part eco restaurant, part cookery school
Paul Kingsnorth
17th May, 2007
Paul Kingsnorth meets the Bristol-based chef with an eco-friendly restaurant and a mission to take real food to a wider community. more...
CASE STUDY: setting up an organic market garden
Laura Sevier
26th April, 2007
Septuagenarian Mehr Fardoonji is still to be found with her hands in the soil after forty-five years of organic market gardening more... CASE STUDY: how to green your local pub
Andrew Purvis
1st February, 2006
Andrew Purvis talks to Geetie Singh, owner of the UK’s only all organic pub, The Duke of Cambridge more...
Lester Brown: 'We shouldn't count on Copenhagen to save us'
Matilda Lee
10th November, 2009
Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute and the WorldWatch Institute, on his fears for Copenhagen, genetically modified food and the failure of the media more...
Q & A: Jo Wood, founder of Jo Wood Organics
Laura Sevier
13th October, 2009
The eco-beauty businesswoman on why she loves all things organic, the secret of creating a heavenly fragrance and training for Strictly Come Dancing more...
10 steps to creating a local food group
Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins
24th September, 2009
Tamzin Pinkerton & Rob Hopkins's new book, Local Food, is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in creating a local food group. Here's an extract to whet your appetite... more...
FSA attacks French organics study
Ecologist
18th September, 2009
FSA says French study on benefits of organic farming published last week used 'diluted data' more...
The Organic Food Festival, Bristol
Emma Bocking
17th September, 2009
The largest festival of its kind in Europe was smaller this year but still a food lover's dream. Emma Bocking reports more...
The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner
Miriam Bhacker
10th August, 2009
Adam Leith Gollner's new book is a journey of discovery through the science, history, art and politics of fruit more...
Organic food: FSA study leaves bad taste in the mouth
Tom Levitt
1st August, 2009
The findings from the FSA's organic food review have added little to our knowledge but left consumers short-changed on real benefits of organic food. more... Organic food report admits to lack of evidence
Ecologist
29th July, 2009
FSA review dismisses health benefits of eating organic but admits to a lack of research on which to base findings more...
Wales consults on tighter GM contamination laws
Ecologist
7th July, 2009
A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops more...Members
