A kinky vegan feminist’s response to the PETA ad
Like Alyson Macdonald, I too am a feminist and a vegan. I too support PETA’s general cause, if not their methods. I too am concerned with fighting gender and sexual…
Food Revolt
Interest in local food has been booming in recent years, even through recession (while sales of organic and fair trade food can take a hit). That maybe tells us that…
Infographic: How banks cause hunger
Banks and other financial speculators are betting on prices in financial markets, causing dramatic spikes in the cost of food. This infographic that we’ve produced at the World Development Movement…
On the future of food in Scotland – an interview with Pete Ritchie (part 2)
Part 1 appeared yesterday, you can read it here And thus politics comes into full focus. There is a lot that can be said about the SNP’s recent landslide in…
On the Future of Food in Scotland: An interview with Pete Ritchie (Part 1)
Jo Ritchie interviews one of the leading voices in Scotland's organic movement. Part 2 will be up tomorrow morning - the 29th I’m sitting across the table from my dad…
Chips on our shoulders; Class Food and the Jilted Generation
This is a cross post from our new spin off recipe blog 101 ways to cook mushrooms - where it is the introduction to an excellent curry recipe. I read…
Krugman misses the mark on food speculation
Murray Worthy is Policy Officer at the World Development Movement. Paul Krugman is an economist I have huge respect for, and one with whom I often agree. This made it…
Freedom from the curse of oil
Is the writing on the wall of the house of cards? Will dictators across the Middle East fall? While Mubarak clings to power Yemen and Jordan have already seen significant…