Supermarkets have been accused of misleading consumers by not labelling food produced from genetically modified crops.
… Supermarkets caught up in GM label row 19th … Science And Technology News web pic 2_18.jpg Supermarkets have been accused of misleading … of milk, dairy and pork products sold in UK supermarkets are being produced from animals …
Wander down the meat aisle of any supermarket and you will find mountains of chicken being sold at unbelievably cheap prices. The real reasons for this cannot be found on the label.
… Special Report Supermarkets: Chicken Felicity Lawrence | 1st … their margins in the first place – the supermarkets. They are the only customers who … Chicken has become one of the weapons in supermarkets’ price wars, but being able to …
In 1996 there were no farmers’ markets anywhere in the UK. Today they outnumber Asda stores. Dan Box celebrates their comeback and why we should all be using them.
… should all be using them. Market values While supermarkets spend millions on advertising to … are 10-18 per cent lower than those in supermarkets, according to two independent … food, farmers’ markets are much cheaper than supermarkets. A survey by the University of …
The President of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Peter Kendall told supermarkets yesterday that their green "rhetoric" would need to become "a reality".
… Kendall fires shot across supermarkets' bows 27th February 2007 News … Farmers Union (NFU) Peter Kendall told supermarkets yesterday that their green … per litre. Kendall made a plea for the big supermarkets to realise that farming was not …
Confused when shopping? Wondering if, when you go into the nation’s favourite supermarket, you’re getting the maximum green bang for your buck? Andrew Simms’ latest book, Tescopoly, is a forensic investigation of all things Tesco – including the chain’s green and ethical credentials. Forget the hype, he says, Tesco’s most recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good enough. Could Britain’s largest retailer do it better? Take a look at Tesco’s Plan A – then read Plan B
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What could be more cheerful than this ubiquitous breakfast fruit? But if you’re not buying them Fairtrade and organic, argues Ed Hamer, then you’re buying into a modern agricultural scandal
… single biggest profit-making item sold by UK supermarkets, with Tesco generating an average … Around 80 per cent of the bananas sold in UK supermarkets are produced on plantations in … alike. Despite their apparent indifference, supermarkets are not oblivious to the concerns …
The use of certain antibiotics deemed critical to human health has surged on British pig farms supplying major supermarkets.
… Antibiotic Resistance Factory Farming British Supermarkets Editor’s Picks Transparency … surged on British pig farms supplying major supermarkets. Previously unpublished industry … with other antibiotics on farms supplying UK supermarkets. On one farm, pigs were regularly …
Antipodean winemakers are still breathing fresh air into the stuffy Old World of wine. Monty Waldin reports
… ago, they usually ended up working for big supermarkets keen to improve the quality of … skills. Their technical prowess meant that supermarkets no longer had to worry so much …
Already on sale in some British supermarkets, is farmed cod really the long-term solution to the problem of declining wild populations.
By Tom Hargreaves
… Tom Hargreaves | 1st September 2003 News Cod Supermarkets Farmed Cod Declining Wildlife … Already on sale in some British supermarkets, is farmed cod really the …
Her shocking film alerted unsuspecting consumers to the hidden costs of factory farmed pork. She talks to the Ecologist ahead of a special screening of Pig Business at the European Parliament
… and the cruelty simply went abroad as the supermarkets just switched to buying cheap low …
Tracy Worcester's film <i>Pig Business</i> exposes the abuses of factory farming and challenges consumers to make a stand. Phil Moore meets a woman on a mission.
It's a pig's life Phil Moore | 2nd February 2009 Activism Pig Business Tracy Worcester Film Video Smithfield Phil Moore Factory Farming Food And Farming Its-a-pigs-life_MAIN.jpg Tracy Worcester's …
‘OK then,’ I say to Fergus, with a challenge in my voice, ‘what about badger?’ ‘Badger?’ says Fergus, his eyes on the road as he drives me into the Kent countryside. ‘Many times. There’s no rhyme or reason to badger. Sometimes it tastes really gamey and uriney, even if it’s fresh. It can be excellent though.’ I look at him as he drives. He’s definitely serious.
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Globally, meat consumption has increased by 20 per cent in the last decade despite concerns about its environmental impact. So, asks Laurie Tuffrey, can going vegetarian really help the earth?
Can becoming a vegetarian help save the planet? Laurie Tuffrey | 4th January 2012 Ethical Living Food And Drink Food And Farming Green Living Vegetarian Soya Deforestation Veganism Vegetarianism Meat …
Can big ever be beautiful where organic foods are concerned? Ed Hamer gets to grips with one of the environmental consumer’s greatest dilemmas
… as a direct result of competition from supermarkets, which have driven down the price … of UK organic product purchases were made in supermarkets. Patrick Holden, director of The …
The community supports the farmer and the farmer supports the community. Why isn't everyone taking part in the latest agricultural revolution, wonders Ed Hamer
All hands to the plough Ed Hamer | 7th August 2008 News Community Agriculture CSA Farming Forres Scotland EarthShare Farming Agribusiness Factory Farming Food Security Organics Green Living Food And …
The supermarket chain has reached a new low with a special offer chicken sold whole for £1.99.
Tesco announce £1.99 chicken 7th February 2008 News Farming Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Tesco Factory Farming Organics Food And Farming Health News web pic 2_27.jpg The supermarket chain has reached …
Cloned meat moved a step closer to being a supermarket shelf reality yesterday when the European Union's food safety authority was asked to rule on the matter.
Are you ready for cloned meat? 9th March 2007 News Animal Welfare Cloned Meat Gm EU EFSA Biotechnology Agribusiness Agribusiness EU Food And Farming Science And Technology News web pic 2_46.jpg …
By radically changing the way we acquire our food, the development of agriculture has condemned us to live worse than ever before. Not only that, agriculture has led to the first significant instances of large-scale war, inequality, poverty, crime, famine and human induced climate change and mass extinction.
By Clive W. Dennis (winner of the Ecologist/Coady International Institute 2006 Essay Competition)
… phones, television, genetic engineering and supermarkets all draw a bit of flak, but those …