Very Slow Cooked Re-wilded Pasture-Fed Longhorn Beef Shin
Read Time: 3 min Rediscover meat and two veg.
Food & Environment
We are all concerned that our food is as ethical as possible. In the posts below we look at evidence that challenges the mainstream notion that plant-based diets are best for the planet.
Wilding by Isabella Tree — Book Review
Read Time: 6 min A story of environmental optimism: how free-range cattle, pigs and deer created the UKs most important conservation project.
Pasture for Life Farmer explains why he does not feed his cows grains
Read Time: 4 min Here is an excerpt from a BBC World Service programme The Food Chain, in which farmer Tom Morrison explains his approach to grass fed beef production.
Why home-grown food is up to ten times better than arable crops
Read Time: 6 min Study shows that UK allotments and gardens are more productive and fertile than farmland.
Knepp book launch party plus campsite photo review
Read Time: 4 min On Thursday evening, at the end of an afternoon of rain, we wove our way across West Sussex to the Knepp Estate, at the invitation of …
The Case for Sustainable Meat
Read Time: 10 min Meat, we are told, is bad for the planet. But is it that simple? Keir argues that the anti-meat rhetoric risks destroying the very environment is claims to be protecting.
The United Nations University has published one of our blog posts!
Read Time: < 1 min take a look at it here [UPDATE: Now also reblogged at Resilience]
Study: dairy, not plant based diets is the best way to feed the planet
Read Time: 5 min New Zealand farm analysis finds that mixed dairy/cropping systems feed the greatest number of people. Protein considerations prove pivotal.
Mob Grazing Regenerates Soil and Captures Carbon [VIDEO]
Read Time: < 1 min A great video documentary (8 minutes) detailing how one livestock farmer in the US has increased productivity using mob-grazing.
Hold fire on the Sea Bass recipe! (Retraction and Apology)
Read Time: 2 min Breaking news: Scientists say Wild Sea Bass stocks are dangerously low. DO NOT EAT SEA BASS – use one of these sustainable alternatives
Pork – tradition and nutrition
Read Time: 21 min Following her appearance on BBC4’s Any Questions, Afifah looks at the nutritional value of pork. She reports on little-known health benefits, even for bacon.
A pretty amazing food just got a whole lot prettier
Read Time: < 1 min Wow! Our local organic egg farm has just started offering these beautiful multi-coloured hens eggs!