10 Jan 2015: Thrifty or lavish, we all are now guests at the discounted, buy-one-get-one-free, year-round cheap food feast, eating more than we need and paying less for it – as a proportion of our incomes – than our grandparents did, or their parents before them. This, it turns out, is not entirely a good … Continue reading Food is too cheap
Tag: sustainability
Dead zones, acid seas and no fish
By the end of this century, many sea-creatures may be history. As we keep dumping greenhouse gases into the air, the oceans keep sucking them up, making the waters deadly to their inhabitants.
The future of fish farming?
May 24, 2013: Here's my Guardian story on Gigha Halibut, the onshore farm producing gorgeous, chemical-free fish - at a premium - on Scotland's West Coast. It got interesting reaction from the salmon-farming industry. Some of it not even rude. See below. There are stealth bombers cruising through the huge swimming pool, flat-fish the size of … Continue reading The future of fish farming?
3 good reasons to buy British lamb – so why ship it from New Zealand?
Updated version of story published in the Times 28 March 2013 I can't imagine Easter without a slow-roast leg of lamb. As crucial as a Cadbury's Creme Egg. The tradition comes from the Old Testament, but this year there is a more contemporary reason to buy lamb: British sheep farmers need our support. After a season … Continue reading 3 good reasons to buy British lamb – so why ship it from New Zealand?
