Half a century on from ‘Diet for a Small Planet’, what have we learnt about eco-friendly food?
Frances Moore Lappé’s groundbreaking 1971 book popularised the idea that food choices need to reflect environmental constraints. Yet sustainability remains a difficult rather than a default option for consumers. In the fourth audio feature for the FT’s sustainable food and agriculture special report, science and health reporter Anna Gross meets two experts with strong views on the history of and prospects for sustainable food: Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, and Polly Russell, British Library curator and History Cook columnist for FT Weekend Magazine
Silo, a "zero waste" restaurant in Hackney, which rejects the bin, makes ice cream from waste bread, turns seaweed into pendant lighting and "upcycles" used wine bottles.
Scotland is preparing to add an extra charge to drink cans and bottles, refundable upon return, but are deposit return schemes really effective at reducing waste and emissions?
One of world’s favourite drinks is under threat from global warming. But in Australia, scientists are tackling the problem by trying to develop a better, hardier coffee bean.
The FT's Tim Hayward and Daniel Garrahan visit Riverford, the organic vegetable delivery box company, to learn about its commitment to regenerative farming, how Brexit has hit the labour market and why businesses need long-term policies and stability
The environment and social development go hand in hand when it comes to securing a better future. How is a toilet paper production plant in Ghana spearheading change?
Meat products have larger carbon footprints than grains or vegetables. In our collective aim to help the environment, could plant-based meat become a substitute?"
Millions of people in dozens of countries facing famine. At the same time, significant amounts of farmland are being used to produce so-called biofuels. But could a global food crisis change that?
With climate change and monocultures threatening global agricultural production, seed banks like the new one in Palmira, Colombia, could help to feed the world’s growing population.
The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated the world’s food supply crisis, and some governments have implemented protectionist policies, but this could actually make the problem of food insecurity worse.
The word rewilding can conjure up images of going back in time to a landscape of wild animals and deep forest. Its popularity is growing in the UK, but how exactly do you go about rewilding?
Farm workers are vital for agricultural production but as temperatures climb worldwide, the threat from heat stress is rising and the consequences can be fatal.
A landmark UN report says climate-related shocks such as extreme weather events will become more common and could disrupt food supply chains. But what can we do about it?
Monitoring soil quality is essential to increasing agricultural output. Watch how a farm uses an open-source soil assessment framework to improve its crop's state responsibly.
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