Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought 25 Jul 2013 | 07:39 pm

As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis mellifera population that one bad winter could le...

The genetically modified food debate: Where do we begin? 18 Jul 2013 | 11:41 am

I’ve lingered at the fringes of the debate over genetically modified foods since the ’90s, hoping that some solid fact would filter out and show me clearly who was in the right. But that hasn’t happen...

Cornell Scientist’s Quest: Perfect Broccoli 14 Jul 2013 | 03:39 pm

GENEVA, N.Y. — There it sits, a deep-green beauty at the farmers’ market: that sweet, crisp nutritional dynamo we know as fresh local broccoli. Via…

Leading UK scientists sting back over criticism of research into bee deaths 26 Jun 2013 | 01:25 am

Leading UK scientists accused the Government of abusing science today after the EU strongly criticised the research it used to justify its position on the nerve agent pesticides widely linked to decli...

Wanted: talented volunteers to work with marketing and PR team on summer-long project 21 Jun 2013 | 06:05 pm

If you are looking for experience in start-up business development, want to help alter the state of the food system for the better and have proficiency in the realms of social media – we could be your...

“Food from here” conference 18 Jun 2013 | 09:09 pm

We’re going to be on the panel at this conference – see you there?

Can an urban food growing project cure a ‘sick city’? 18 Jun 2013 | 01:56 pm

High up on the desolate fairways of the old Parkhall golf course, the view stretches right across to Stoke-on-Trent’s skyline, long robbed of the bottle kilns that once symbolised the Potteries’ prosp...

What have the farmers ever done for us? 17 Jun 2013 | 03:21 pm

Local, self-sufficient, optimistic: are Transition Towns the way forward? 17 Jun 2013 | 01:24 pm

Locally grown food, community-owned power stations, local currencies … can small-scale actions make a difference? Yes, according to the Transition network – in fact, it’s our only hope Late last year,...

Disease Outbreak Threatens the Future of Good Coffee 15 Jun 2013 | 09:23 pm

A disease called coffee rust has reached epidemic proportions in Central America, threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of farmers and the morning pick-me-up of millions of coffee drink...