Grass-Fed Nation
Why do we have such a seemingly illogical food system? This is the question at the heart of Graham Harvey’s recently published book, Grass-Fed Nation, a manifesto for grazing livestock and the extensive benefits of mixed farming.
Food & Water
Changing the Culture and Changing Ourselves
Our real task is to change the culture and the only way to do that is to change ourselves.
Grass from the Past
I found this profile featuring myself and SFT Board member Peter Segger when cleaning out my garage last week. It appeared in the Guardian on 1st December, 1984 at a time when the UK organic movement was still in its infancy but developing strongly.
Pedal-power and Precision Revolutionize Food Rescue in Boulder
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In Conversation: Food After Fossil Fuels
While its slice of the overall energy pie may seem relatively low, the modern American food system is figuratively awash in fossil fuels.
Of Wessex and Londinium: a Tale of Two City-States
From the furies of Brexit, let me turn to a saner and more achievable political project: restructuring Britain into a neo-peasant society.
The Doldrums of Summer
There is a moment that comes every year, usually about this time, when the heat and humidity kills all ambition on the farm.
Are you anti-science if you don’t like GMOs?
If you oppose something produced as a result of scientific research, does that make you anti-science? GMO critics are often accused of this, but the accusation is really a smokescreen.
How Much Should Food Cost?
Nothing illustrates the weirdness, injustice, and unpleasantness of the present economy more clearly than the misdirected attempts of government to reduce the price of food.
Monofloral and Manuka Honey: Honey-Hunting the Honeybee to its Demise, With Love
Are monofloral honeys all they’re cracked up to be, or are they yet another empty money-making scheme, exposing vulnerable honeybees to the toxic environments of monocultures?
Blockchains Could Help Restore Trust in the Food we Choose to Eat
Companies around the world are exploring blockchain, the technology underpinning digital currency bitcoin. In this Blockchain unleashed series, we investigate the many possible use cases for the blockchain, from the novel to the transformative.
The Uncertain Future for Food and Farming in the UK
Following the referendum result in favour of the UK leaving the EU, the Sustainable Food Trust and 83 others organisations came together to express their hopes and fears for the future of food and farming.
