Food and farming reads of 2021
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
We share some of the most interesting reads from the past year, on everything from toxic weedkillers to bringing back beavers.
Creating an enabling policy environment for farmers
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
The application of True Cost Accounting can be used to re-establish farming systems that operate within planetary boundaries and produce food in harmony with nature across the globe.
What is the most sustainable seafood to eat in the UK?
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
The recent release of Seaspiracy (see a review) has had a huge impact on what we think we can and cannot eat in terms of seafood.
Farming as the Climate Changes: Straus Family Creamery, Marshall, California
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
Land stewardship and sustainable organic farming are deeply rooted principles for Albert and his mission-driven business.
Farming as the Climate Changes: Molino de la Isla, East Pecos, New Mexico
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
Water is everything – the only reason we survive here is because of water, the only reason anything survives here is because of water. We’re not talking about it, we’re not thinking about it; we’re just using it and polluting it, not thinking about what it’s being used for and how it could be used better.
Farming as the Climate Changes: Soul Fire Farm, Petersburg, New York
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
There are passionate and engaged people across America who are desperately working to keep us within the two-degree Celsius limit. In light of that division, we wanted to talk to farmers across the US to understand how they view climate change and what steps (if any) they were taking to address it.
Farming as the Climate Changes: Six River Farm, Bowdoinham, Maine
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
Six River Farm is a diverse organic vegetable farm located on the shores of Merrymeeting Bay in Bowdoinham, Maine. Nate and Gabrielle both have roots in New England. They work with a small crew of employees, to grow a wide range of produce which they sell seasonally at local farmers markets, restaurants and natural food stores.
The Future of UK Farming: Measuring and Valuing Sustainability
By Sustainable Food Trust Staff, Sustainable Food Trust
At The Future of UK Farming conference this April, The Sustainable Food Trust’s Patrick Holden chaired a session on “Measuring and Valuing Sustainability”. The panel discussed how to transform the economic environment for sustainable food production by empowering farmers to deliver measurable public goods.