Category: Food Sovereignty
The Corporate Takeover of Our Food System
Until the 1950s most food was produced by small and mid-size family farms in ways that were both environmentally and… Read More
‘Free trade’ – but who’s really paying for it?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a ‘free trade’ agreement being negotiated – in secret – between the European… Read More
Progress in Agriculture Doesn’t Have to Mean Leaving the Past Behind
If we are to continue being able to feed the world’s rapidly growing population sustainably, innovation and expert knowledge will… Read More
It’s Food Sovereignty Month: Let’s Define Our Own Food System!
Food Sovereignty and the Pig Pledge campaign share many of the same values; here are the ways that taking the… Read More
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Can it do what it says on the tin?
The new Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture is due to be launched tomorrow and, although some praise the intentions of… Read More
A simply complex relationship with meat
BBC photo We all know our consumption of meat in the West is unsustainable, yet we rarely question why. Conflicting… Read More
The Field Magazine
Tracy Worcester, director of Farms Not Factories was invited by The Field magazine to write for their feature, “If I… Read More
Christmas Comes Early For Local Campaigners As Ministry of Justice Opposes Foston Pig Farm
In what is expected to be a significant development in the long-running battle between Midland Pig Producers (MPP) and local… Read More