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Who's to blame for supermarket rejection of 'ugly' fruit and vegetables?
Sarah Bentley
29th December, 2011
Fields of wasted crops lie testament to our fussy shopping habits and the refusal of supermarkets to stock edible but less-than-perfect-looking food more...
TAKE ACTION to demand a strong supermarket watchdog
Ecologist
12th October, 2011
Join War on Want's campaign for a independent supermarket watchdog to help stop supplier bullying more...
Tainted tomatoes: who's to blame for the 'slavery' blighting our food?
Andrew Wasley
10th October, 2011
An essential in pasta sauces, soups, stews and pizza toppings tinned tomatoes are one of our most popular foods. But many arrive as a result of slave like conditions endured by thousands of migrant workers in Italy. Who should we blame? By Andrew Wasley more...
Who is picking our food?
Ecologist
10th October, 2011
In a major investigation the Ecologist reports on the hidden stories behind those harvesting the fruit and vegetables we eat everyday more...
Bitter harvest: how exploitation and abuse stalks migrant workers on UK farms
Andrew Wasley
10th October, 2011
Migrant workers are vital for meeting the UK's demand for year-round fruit and vegetables. But despite improvements since the Morecambe Bay tragedy, allegations of poor conditions and abuse in the horticulture sector persist. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Inside the salad 'mega-farm' supplying the UK's appetite for lettuce
Andrew Wasley
10th October, 2011
In contrast to the squalid conditions faced by many migrant farm workers, employees of salad producer G's Marketing live in specially-built hostels with a social centre, sports pitches and a bar. Is this the future of industrial horticulture? Andrew Wasley reports more...
Why ethical food trade is only possible with supermarket action
Julia Hawkins
1st September, 2011
International supply chains leave the horticultural workers harvesting our food in poor countries highly vulnerable to exploitation. Retailers, unions, NGOs and governments must work together to tackle this, says Julia Hawkins more...
Scandal of the 'tomato slaves' harvesting crop exported to UK
Andrew Wasley
1st September, 2011
Across Italy an invisible army of migrant workers harvests tomatoes destined for our dinner plates. Paid poverty wages and living in squalor, medical charities have described conditions as 'hell'. Andrew Wasley reports from Basilicata, southern Italy more...
Tesco and Starbucks feel the heat in battle against 'clone town Britain'
Eifion Rees
23rd August, 2011
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets more...
Why 'long-life' sandwiches could be bad for health and the environment
Sarah Lewis-Hammond
4th August, 2011
Processed food is becoming a national favourite but canned sandwiches, cheese that stays fresh for years and ready meals high in salt, sugar and fat come with a worrying health and ecological footprint, reports Sarah Lewis-Hammondmore...
Supermarket rooftop gardens: an exercise in community building?
Eifion Rees
26th July, 2011
Eifion Rees reports on the group bringing the heart back to supermarkets with a rooftop vegetable garden more...
Organic movement fights 'supermarket takeover' of ideals
Tom Levitt
21st July, 2011
The founding ideals of the organic movement are being eroded by the drive for mass-production. The dilemma its supporters now face, is how to spread the organic message without losing its principles more...
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Sustainable food production and healthy eating strategies under threat
Nick Hughes
10th June, 2011
The Sustainable Development Commission has been axed, the Food Standards Agency has had its powers stripped and DEFRA appears to be stalling. Where then does this leave planning for a national sustainable food strategy - and healthy eating plan - asks Nick Hughes? more...
Greener grocers: six great ethical supermarkets
The Ecologist
23rd May, 2011
Not every supermarket is a heartless corporate giant: here are six that are showing Tesco and co how it's done more...
'Underhand tactics and smear campaign' alleged over controversial Tesco store
Robin Whitlock
19th May, 2011
Following the clashes in Bristol outside a newly opened Tesco store, Robin Whitlock investigates how a long-running campaign against the supermarket giant was tarnished by images of violence and destruction more...
A bitter cup: the truth behind Britain's favourite drink
The Ecologist
13th April, 2011
Watch this film examining how tea workers in the developing world struggle to get by on poverty wages while British supermarkets make huge profits more...
TAKE ACTION: Campaigns to green your cuppa
Matilda Lee
13th April, 2011
As part of the Ecologist's special investigation into the hidden costs of tea, milk and sugar, here's how to get involved in cleaning up your cuppa more...
Why our growing taste for cheap Brazilian beef is devastating the Amazon
Chris Pala
5th April, 2011
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates more...
Laura Sandys MP: why food security must be viewed as a strategic threat
Laura Sandys
18th January, 2011
With cheap food pricing, over-reliance on imports, and the pressures of a growing population, the UK's food security is set to rise up the national agenda. The Coalition Government must be prepared for the challenges ahead more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Richard Miller of ActionAid UK
Matilda Lee
14th December, 2010
The Director of ActionAid UK talks to us about ending global poverty, achieving trade justice and making supermarkets accountable more...
Organic food comes of age at Bristol's Organic Food Festival
Eifion Rees
26th August, 2010
Held at Bristol Harbourside and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Europe's largest organic festival is a feast of food, drink and fabric that doesn't cost the earth more...
Life without supermarkets: community action is the best way to beat them
Laura Laker
10th August, 2010
A hypermarket victory in Hackney demonstrates how local groups can help protect community shops... more...
An international campaign to raise the price of food
Matilda Welin
5th August, 2010
Are demands for higher prices the future of food campaigning? Pay the Price is a Swedish thinktank demanding more expensive food to cover the hidden costs of production more... Farmers will have to wait until 2012 for supermarket watchdog
Ecologist
3rd August, 2010
Government bill likely to be put forward this autumn but final body may not be up and running for another two years, admit officials more...
Life without supermarkets: forget posh organic shops; check out food co-ops
Laura Laker
13th July, 2010
To keep prices down, Laura shops around and gives food co-ops a whirl... more...Members
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