food and drink: 1/17 of 17
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...
Raw food diets: are they worth it?
Laura Sevier
12th July, 2010
Some like it hot, others like it... raw. A vegan diet based on uncooked plant food is good for the planet - but is it right for everyone? more...
How to grow sprouts at home
Valerie Cupillard
8th June, 2010
Sprouts are a 'living food' bursting with nutritional value. Here is a simple guide to sprouting seeds at home more...
CASE STUDY: the Slow Food revolution
Matilda Lee
20th July, 2009
Can the delicious revolution reach out to the uncommitted? 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...
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...
How to bake your own bread
Tracey Smith
10th August, 2009
Move over Delia, Tracey Smith tells us how to bake no-fuss fabulous flatbread, hand made with minimal ingredients, including leftovers. more...
Behind the Label: orange juice
Pat Thomas
13th July, 2009
Is orange juice as healthy and natural as it claims to be? Can it ever be 'eco'? Pat Thomas reports more...
Reusable packaging in the UK: cost the major factor
Eifion Rees
29th June, 2009
When it comes to reusable packaging and the environment, consumers are keen to do the right thing, but it seems sparking a refill revolution in Great Britain means getting the price right first more...
Farm Shop Cookbook highlights the best of British food
Matilda Lee
25th June, 2009
Christine McFadden's new book is a timely celebration of British farm shopsmore...
Cooking for allergy sufferers
Matilda Lee
1st April 2009
A child’s food allergies can be terrifying in the first instance, but they shouldn’t mean being sentenced to a lifetime of unexciting food. Matilda Lee offers suggestions for a healthy, tasty, non-allergenic diet more...
Monty Waldin on biodynamic wine
Monty Waldin
1st March, 2009
Unsustainable and bad for the environment, industrial viticulture leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Pesticide-free and weed-friendly, biodynamic wine holds the key to an organic revolution.more...
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Behind the label: Lucozade Sport with Caffeine Boost
Pat Thomas
22nd January, 2009
Biological rocket fuel they may be, but ‘sports’ drinks can be a danger to health in the long term. Pat Thomas reports more...
Cancer-supporting nitrites - an all-too-familiar story
Oliver Tickell
9th June, 2008
Research from China suggests that even low levels of nitrites in drinking water can cause cancer. Why is the West ignoring the evidence? asks Oliver Tickell more...
Diet drinks linked to increase in metabolic syndrome
News
14th February, 2008
Study shows drinkers of diet drinks 34 percent more likely to suffer from disease. more...
Behind the label: Red Bull
Pat Thomas
1st March, 2007
It has spawned a dozen urban legends. It gets praised and reviled by bloggers. And it tastes like carbonated cough syrup. But does Red Bull do you any good? Pat Thomas reports more...
Sausages, sauerkraut and cheese
Sally Fallon
6th June, 2000
How can the small, conscientious farmer survive in today’s ruthless, modern marketplace? How, in a system designed for giants, can the midget hope to prosper? Sally Fallon suggests ways that local food culture could be rejuvenated more...Members
