Food
05 Jun 2013
Today is World Environment Day and the 2013 theme is anti-food waste. With up to 2bn tonnes of food discarded worldwide every year, Michelin-rated chef and SuperScrimpers’ star Dev Biswal gives his top tips for reducing waste
New food think tank addresses world’s ‘broken food system’
05 Jun 2013
People around the world are dying of starvation while others are killed by obesity. This broken model needs fixing, says new organisation Food Tank
16 Mar 2013
MEPs have banned wasteful practices to try to make EU fishing more sustainable. But it's not just policymakers who can have an impact, argues the Marine Conservation Society. Bernadette Clarke explains choices consumers can make to help secure the future of fish
18 Feb 2013
Modern day hunter-gatherer Fergus Drennan is on a wild man’s mission: to survive for a whole year solely on foraged food
13 Nov 2012
Locally produced cider is back in fashion, and it’s not only farmers and rural gents responsible. Lee Williams speaks to three enterprising young cider companies borne of backyards and a love of the sweet stuff
UK / Agriculture, Food
13 Aug 2012
A major study into Britain’s food system shows how it must change in order to keep food affordable, protect the environment and keep up with increasing world population growth
19 Jun 2012
Claudia Cahalane rounds up a tasty selection of socially-minded cafes and restaurants across the UK
06 May 2012
Europe’s largest local food network is to receive almost half a million pounds of funding from the Scottish government to encourage more people to choose local and sustainably sourced food
UK / Agriculture, Community, Food
27 Mar 2012
A new report reveals the scale and diverse nature of community food growing projects in the UK that are generating incomes while creating supplies of healthy local food
Free-range eggs to outsell caged for the first time
15 Mar 2012
Free-range eggs are predicted to outsell eggs from caged hens for the first time this year, according to industry estimates
GM food flops in Europe
02 Mar 2012
New figures from within the genetically modified (GM) food industry show that attempts to cultivate GM crops in the EU are proving unsuccessful
04 Jan 2012
A website helping people to find and buy local food online has launched an appeal for investors to help it reach a wider audience and grow the local food industry faster
UK / Agriculture, Food
28 Nov 2011
We need to look to grassroots communities for the future of our food system, says Graciela Romero
13 Oct 2011
A new community-owned venture in Exeter is boosting the availability of locally grown food in the city centre as it attempts to lead the city towards food self-sufficiency
UK / Community, Food, Innovation
04 Oct 2011
Melanie Strickland discovers how volunteers are turning 'waste' food from local shops into healthy, cheap meals each Sunday at The People’s Kitchen
27 Sep 2011
A London community has brought a supermarket rooftop to life with vegetables, plants and wildlife, having transformed it into a space to grow and re-connect with food
UK / Food, Technology
27 Sep 2011
A mobile app designed to help people grow their own fruit and veg has been launched