Tom Hodgkinson's account of life on a smallholding in Devon is spiced with old-fashioned lore and made Jeremy Williams laugh out loud
Brave Old World: A Practical Guide to Husbandry or the Fine Art of Looking After Yourself Jeremy Williams | 4th August 2011 Reviews Farming Pigs Gardening Food Self-sustainability Reviews Books Tom …
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new
Ten of the best…ways to reuse your rubbish Valentina Jovanovski | 5th August 2011 Ethical Living Rubbish Recycling Upcycling Plastic Cans Food Bottles Home Society Green Living Waste And Recycling …
Greenpeace's chief scientist Dr Paul Johnston on why recent proposals to expand GM technology support a flawed agricultural system and serve the biotech companies with the greatest vested interests
… RESPONSE: Why a deregulated approach to GM crops is 'deeply flawed' Paul Johnston | 23rd August 2011 Comment Gm Food Food And Farming Greenpeace Comment gmo.jpg Greenpeace's chief scientist Dr Paul …
More than a 100 pesticides are licenced for spraying on the humble lettuce. As well as posing a threat to consumers, workers harvesting the crop can face contamination and poisoning
Consumers and farm workers at risk from toxic pesticides sprayed on salad Nick Mole | 1st September 2011 Comment Pesticides Food And Farming Food pesticidetractor.jpg More than a 100 pesticides are …
Despite being used to treat diabetes and infections, knowledge of Alaska's wild berries is in danger of being lost as young indigenous people embrace western lifestyles. Jessica Wapner reports
The struggle to save Alaska's 'illness-busting' wild berries Jessica Wapner | 7th September 2011 News Health Berries Food Medicine Investigations blue.jpg Despite being used to treat diabetes and …
The Ecologist's Green Living Editor finds answers to your ethical dilemmas. This week she’s looking at eco-labels
Ask Ruth: what do the different eco-labels mean? Ruth Styles | 13th September 2011 Ethical Living Labels Food Beauty Ecocert Soil Association RSPCA Food And Drink Food And Farming …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
Giri Raja: the Forest King – reporting on the “wonder-chicken” hailed as a solution to feeding India’s poor Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 Other Video Ecologist Film Unit Giriraja Chicken India …
From deforestation to fertiliser; our taste for coffee has left some of the world’s most precious eco-systems in a precarious state. George Blacksell looks at how the coffee industry is cleaning up its act
Coffee: is the black stuff as green as it should be? George Blacksell | 4th October 2011 Ethical Living Coffee Deforestation Eco-systems Food Amazon Farming Fairtrade Organic Food And Drink …
Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and male voice choirs, says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that
The eco travel guide to Wales Hannah Corr | 13th October 2011 Ethical Living Wales Travel National Parks UK Britain Food Castles Cardiff Rugby holding.jpg Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and …
Vandana Shiva explains to the Ecologist how the global anti-GM food movement resonates with the Occupy Wall Street protests
… CAMPAIGN HERO: Vandana Shiva, anti-GM activist and head of Navdanya Rosie Spinks | 19th October 2011 Activism Gm Food Campaigning India Politics And … explains to the Ecologist how the global anti-GM food movement resonates with the Occupy …
Ditch the high street and shop ethically this Christmas. Laurie Tuffrey shows you where to look
The Ecologist guide to Christmas shopping Laurie Tuffrey | 16th December 2011 Ethical Living Christmas Shopping Eco Green Home Food holding.jpg Ditch the high street and shop ethically this …
It’s resolution time again so start 2012 on an eco-friendly note by cutting out food miles and eating less meat
Ethical food: four new year's resolutions that you can keep Gavin Haines | 3rd January 2012 Ethical Living New Year's Resolutions Green Organic Food Eco-friendly Vegetarian Soil Association …
In an extract from his new book, The Power of Self-Healing, Dr Fabrizio Mancini explains why sugar and food additives - from aspartame to trans fats - could have a severely detrimental effect on your health
The truth about food additives: how they threaten your health Dr Fabrizio Mancini | 18th January 2012 Ethical Living Additives Sugar Food Intolerance Allergy Cancer Food And Drink Health The Power Of …
Join the growing chorus of individuals and organisations demanding the right to know what's in their food... all GM foods should be labelled, say Just Label It campaigners
… TAKE ACTION: Just Label It - Americans demand GM food labelling Priyanka Mogul | 31st January 2012 Activism Gm Food Biotechnology Genetic Engineering … the right to know what's in their food... all GM foods should be labelled, say Just Label It …
Limburg’s capital boasts hearty local food, historic monuments and wonderful walks – all just a short train ride away
Going Dutch in Maastricht Ruth Styles | 31st January 2012 Ethical Living Netherlands Maastricht Travel Food Chocolate Holland Europe Euro holding.jpg Limburg’s capital boasts hearty local food, …
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold?
… issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. … issues as falling birth rates, the fragmenting of the family unit, and the shrinking … this additional upheaval compounding the fragmenting of communities, brought about by the …
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
See weed and eat it: a foraging break on the Scilly Isles Kate Eshelby | 23rd February 2012 Ethical Living Foraging Travel Green Living Society Scilly Islands Cornwall UK England Beaches Seaside Food …
Spring has (whisper it) sprung, so make the most of the fresh greens and foraged treats popping up in winter’s wake. Gardening expert James Taylor suggests five to get stuck into
In season now: what to eat during March Ben Hudson | 5th March 2012 Ethical Living Food Food And Farming Surrey Docks Farm James Taylor Beetroot Spring Onions Organic March Local Broccoli Cabbage …
Madeleine Cuff challenged herself to spend a week reducing her food and packaging waste. Did it work, and will other consumers and supermarkets take note?
Love Food Hate Waste: could you live without throwing food away? Madeleine Cuff | 30th March 2012 News Food Waste Love Food Hate Waste Consumers Supermarkets Packaging Food And Farming Investigations …
Earlier this week, the Trussel Trust reported the number of UK families using food banks has tripled in the last year and increased a staggering FIVE FOLD since the coalition came to power. Paul Creeney asks the big question ...
The UK sees a huge rise in families turning to Food Banks Paul Creeney | 29th August 2012 News Food Banks Food Waste Soup Kitchens Food Resuce Service Forgotten Harvest Open Door Ministry Food And …
Lab-grown meat could help reduce the environmental footprint of intensive farming. But will it ever appeal to vegetarians or even more eco-conscious consumers? Tom Levitt reports
… lab-grown meat. “It would be possible to use GM in making in-vitro meat but scientists do … to do that or associate their product with GM.” Beyond the GM-type food safety fears, there is still …
There's nothing more satisfying than watching a curd slowly start to thicken says Susan Clark...except, perhaps, knowing that your key ingredient was growing in the hedgerow just a few hours earlier.
Cooking with Primroses II Susan Clark | 15th March 2013 Ethical Living Foraging Cooking Food Baking Preserves curd 4.jpg It's hard to think of anything more genteel than a delicate primrose curd …