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New Know Better Food training now calling for hosts to lead the pilot. Experience the impact of peer networks and learn to host in this…
Know Better Food: Take action for a better food system with peer group power
Ethical, seasonal veg boxes in the UK go hand in hand with a lot of carrots. Carrots are one of Britain’s major root vegetables -…
What to do with the carrots in your veg box?
One of the many side effects of the current pandemic has been an extraordinary surge in demand for veg box schemes across the country. Like every…
It’s time to commit to a better food system
As I wrote when the pandemic swept in, the uptake in our box scheme during the lockdown was extraordinary. Within two weeks from its start,…
The value of local
Results of a snapshot survey of 100 good food enterprises has shown that a high number of these small, diverse businesses were able to stay…
Survey finds resilience among diverse good food enterprises
Pete Ritchie, Executive Director of Nourish Scotland, is also the co-owner of Whitmuir Organic Farm, shop and café. Today he writes from his perspective as…
Local food is for life, not just for Covid
Article originally published by Ethical Consumer The news has concentrated on stories of selfish stockpiling and fights over toilet paper but amidst the distress and…
Community-led food providers bring calm in times of panic
Article originally published by The Grocer An accreditation scheme to recognise retailers with ethical supply chains that support British farmers has been launched. The new…
Campaigners launch ethical supply chain accreditation scheme
New report from Sustain highlights systemic unfairness in the supermarket dominated food system ‘Supermarket Failure’ a recent research briefing by Sustain provides a bleak reminder…
Unfair or better trade? Why where you buy your food from really matters.
Some months ago, in the basement of the natural history museum I found myself puzzling over a tray of specimens. The task was to study…
