The organic movement faces a dilemma. Should it hold to its roots and stick with traditional production methods and local distribution? Or embrace technology and supermarkets, and feed as many mouths as possible? Andrew Wasley meets two very different organic apple producers ...
… they'll reject you out of hand. Upscaling organics Peter is pragmatic and convinced his …
Genetically modified food is flooding into the UK through the back door. Few consumers know that the meat and dairy products they eat may have been made from animals fed a diet containing GM crops.
How GM food is finding its way into your diet Andrew Wasley | 22nd February 2014 News Gm Food Farming Food GMOs milking.png Genetically modified food is flooding into the UK through the back door. …
A growing number of farmers are now questioning the nature of the cull and its effectiveness. And some are blaming poor biosecurity and intensive farming for the spread of TB in the UK cattle herd. Andrew Wasley and Sarah Stirk report
Badger cull a PR disaster for UK countryside, warn 'dissident' farmers Andrew Wasley Sarah Stirk | 18th June 2013 News News Food And Farming Badgers Milk Dairy Animal Health Investigation dave gill …
To reduce the pressure on the world's productive land and to help assure long-term food security, writes Herbert Girardet, city people are well advised to revive urban or peri-urban agriculture. While large cities will always have to import some food, local food growing is a key component of sustainable urban living.
Making cities sustainable with urban agriculture Herbert Girardet | 3rd December 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Cities Sustainability herbie-china-city-farming-cut.jpg To reduce the pressure on the …
Much of our meat and dairy produce is made from animals raised on GM feeds. Alarming new claims suggest that the GM diet is affecting animal health - prompting fears over human safety. Andrew Wasley reports ...
Deformities, sickness & livestock deaths: the real cost of glyphosate & GM animal feed? Andrew Wasley | 28th November 2013 News Gm Animal Health GMOs Food Farming Investigations News Food Safety …
James Lovelock will be for ever known for his Gaia theory - a huge contribution to how we as humans understand and relate to the biosphere.
The loss of Lovelock Herbert Girardet | 2nd August 2022 | Comment Earth System Science General Systems Theory Biosphere Gaia Economics Editor’s Picks james_lovelock_in_2005.jpg James Lovelock will be …
Amnesty International report calls for urgent action to tackle 'widespread' abuse of migrants in the food sector. This follows two Ecologist investigations into 'slave labour' connected to the Italian tomato and orange harvests. Andrew Wasley reports
Migrant workers face 'severe exploitation' in Italy's farm sector Andrew Wasley investigations editor | 4th January 2013 News Food And Farming Politics And Economics Migrant Workers Labour …
How pre-industrial societies and cultures mesh together with their host environments.
Towards an Indigenous economics Herbert Girardet | 1st May 2023 | Comment Editor’s Picks Megamorphosis Indigenous Peoples Sustainability Food And Farming 4222262089_0f3030694d_k.jpg How …
A radical experiment in community supported agriculture is attempting to break farming's reliance on fossil fuels and unsustainable practices. Andrew Wasley met green farmer Ed Hamer for this exclusive extract from The Ecologist Guide To Food.
Horsepower - the future of farming? Andrew Wasley | 28th January 2014 Comment Food Farming Fossil Fuels Community ed-hamer.png A radical experiment in community supported agriculture is attempting to …
Indian drug companies try to gut antibiotic pollution controls.
Antimicrobial resistance 'is a ticking time bomb' Andrew Wasley Alexandra Heal Madlen Davies | 3rd April 2020 News Science And Systems Antimicrobial Resistance Big Pharma India Waste Pollution Bureau …
US researchers behind a study that showed links between gas drilling and sickness in livestock say a moratorium should be imposed on fracking in the UK until its impact on food safety can be assessed. Andrew Wasley reports
Fracking poses risk to UK farm animals and food safety, experts warn Andrew Wasley | 17th September 2013 News Fracking Energy Food And Farming News Investigations Gas Dairy Farming Food Safety hunger …
Now is the time to be bold, and to envisage a holistic, green recovery linking human wellbeing with the health of ecosystems.
Reframing economics Herbert Girardet | 27th April 2021 | Comment Economics Editor’s Picks Resurgence & Ecologist Club Of Rome Jackson Bigasaki, caretaker at the permaculture demonstration garden in …
Can we initiate a global green recovery, embedding economics within sound ecological parameters?
A manifesto for the Coronacene Herbert Girardet | 21st May 2020 News Covid-19 Coronavirus Economics Thought Leaders Regenerative Farming Circular Economy Cities screenshot_2020-05-20_at_15.20.14.png …
We must urgently move from Petropolis and dependence on fossil fuels to Ecopolis supported by regenerative economies.
The metabolism of modern cities Herbert Girardet | 13th February 2023 | Comment Economics Megamorphosis Circular Economy Biosphere Technosphere Editor’s Picks 51673619924_920c64dcf4_o.jpg We must …
The threat posed to nature and society by the massive expansion of industrial, fossil fuel economies was discussed by a generation of authors 60 years ago. What can they teach us today?
Leverage points: a 60 year legacy Herbert Girardet | 26th September 2022 | Comment Economics Megamorphosis Editor’s Picks World Future Council Club Of Rome dana-379x251-custom.png The threat posed to …
The use of certain antibiotics deemed critical to human health has surged on British pig farms supplying major supermarkets.
Pig farms escalate use of crucial antibiotics Andrew Wasley | 17th June 2021 | News Antibiotic Resistance Factory Farming British Supermarkets Editor’s Picks Transparency International Farmed Pigs …
Covid-19 exposes the inherent fragility of our globally interconnected economic systems and the inequalities that they perpetuate.
Is nature taking revenge? Herbert Girardet | 15th April 2020 News Coronavirus Covid-19 Nature Economics Growth screenshot_2020-03-24_at_14.07.02.png Covid-19 exposes the inherent fragility of our …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
How our growing appetite for salmon is devastating coastal communities in Peru Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December 2008 News Fish Food And Farming Salmon Peru fishybusiness.jpg The coast of Peru …
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
The Forest King Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 News Giriraja Chicken India Sustainable Development Industrialised Farming Food Factory Farming Farming Food Security Natural World Food And Farming …
Poland is about to open its doors to an unprecedented dash for gas. But with multinational energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the environment are in the firing line. Andrew Wasley reports from Gdansk
Fracking Hell? How Poland's dash for gas turned sour Andrew Wasley | 28th February 2013 News Fracking Politics And Economics News Poland Investigations andrew image 1.jpg Poland is about to open its …
How do we recalibrate our economies towards restorative ecologies?
The case for a smaller future Herbert Girardet | 17th February 2023 | Comment World Future Council Small Is The Future The Ecologist Club Of Rome EF Schumacher Small Is Beautiful Economics Editor’s …
Creating regenerative urban systems is a key to solving the many interconnected crises of our times.
Cities of the future Herbert Girardet | 11th November 2021 | Other Systems Cities Sustainable Cities Club Of Rome Megamorphosis city-of-london-skyline-corbis-1024x640-57ff778d0e03d-57ff778d2bdb1.jpg …
The manufacturer of Fanta is being urged to help address the poor conditions and low wages endured by some African migrant workers harvesting oranges in southern Italy. Andrew Wasley reports from Rosarno
Coca Cola challenged over orange harvest linked to 'exploitation and squalor' Andrew Wasley | 24th February 2012 News News Coca Cola Migrant Workers Food And Farming photo2.jpg Oranges harvested in …