aOn the way back from the party 15 years ago, I read an article about the environmental impact of food production. It’s made for factual reading, and ends with the words, “If you don’t like the system, don’t count on it.” Turning our garden in France into a vegetable patch inspired me to seek self-sufficiency. This quickly escalated and I ...

Alex, 58, Royston, Herefordshire profession Semi-retired teacher and company manager vote record Mostly green or Labor when there isn’t any Green Party – and Lib Dem to support friendly local advisors. Never conservative! liking bush As a teenager, Alex cleaned the house of John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin Susie, 48, Royston, Herefordshire profession accountant vote record Labor “maybe once or ...

FFood is much more than just food. It is an expression of love. For culture and who eats. Venba is not a cooking game more than a game Around Cooking – A narrative mystery about restoring an old cookbook that ended up in the hands of the title character. Vinpa is a Tamil woman who left India for Canada with ...

In early 2022, national news outlets picked up the story of a Massachusetts college student who had his legs and fingers amputated after suffering food poisoning from leftover lo mein pasta. It turns out that the disease was actually caused by a meningococcal blood infection and had nothing to do with spoiled food. But the story reminded people of the ...

aMatthew Fort, in his book on Sicily, Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemon, explains: “Sicilian cuisine embraces contrasts and discord… the dishes are as bold and Baroque as any building of opulence”—and this sweet and sour eggplant stew is a textbook example. But according to River Cafe, there are as many recipes as “as many chefs in Sicily”… so where do we ...

Charlie Bigham talks to me on video from a room with a view. From his office in his company’s kitchen in Somerset, Bigham can see 100-foot cliffs and wildlife including peregrine falcons. This morning, he walked to work across 50 acres of wildflower meadows where six species of bees thrive. It’s a surprisingly unusual home for a producer – but ...

The UK’s largest milk delivery service, Milk & More, aims to use 500,000 fewer bottles a year by improving its systems to allow 15% more of each bottle to be reused as glass prices rise. The Milk Float operator works with its suppliers to create long-lasting bottles and has adapted its equipment to reduce contact between bottles and the side ...

IMango is sacred in Indian cuisine. All year round we wait for the most ripe fruits and enjoy them from seed to peel. Mango is praised in the Vedas and Ramayana of Valmiki, two early Hindu scriptures, but the most delightful tale is that of Kamdev, the Indian cupid, who fired arrows made of mango blossoms at gods and men. ...