The Conservative Party launches a campaign for honest food, demanding that food labelled “British” should be born and bred in Britain. It’s hard to argue with but sadly often not the case in Britain today.
Just when it all seemed to be mercifully over, foot and mouth disease has returned in the UK. Keeping up with foot and mouth developments.
The re-emergence of foot and mouth disease in the UK last Friday is a tragedy, most of all for the blameless farmers who have seen their livestock struck down, but also for livestock farmers across the country; the meat trade, from hauliers and abattoirs to butchers and pie-makers; rural tourism businesses; and everyone who enjoys [...]
An essential field guide for anyone who wants to know about arable crops: their identification, cultivation, history and uses.
The British are unusual in distinguishing apples for eating raw and for cooking. After years of decline, the Bramley, our best known cooker is enjoying new popularity.
Fair Trade for British Farmers is a new campaign to raise awareness of the problems faced by British farmers and how choosing fairly traded and priced British food can help. Country Living magazine and the Farmers Guardian are leading the campaign, with the support of Waitrose. Our daily shopping choices shape farming and the food [...]
Each of us has to eat every day to provide the energy for our daily lives and to maintain our health and the substance of our bodies. But eating is more than a mere biological necessity, but something worth living for.
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