Wicked Leeks is a digital news channel joining the dots between food, farming and politics. Published by @Riverford. Sign up at wickedleeks.com/#join.
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“The industry claims we can make animals resistant to disease through gene editing... But a lot of these diseases are stemming from the way in which the animals are farmed”
Our Chief Policy Advisor, speaking to @wickedleeksmag
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Nice piece by Guy-Singh Watson @wickedleeksmag @Riverford "As I sat reading Tim’s gentle depiction of the industry I love and the nature it is embedded in, I reflected that I may have sold more veg boxes in the end, but we arrived at a similar place." wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/…
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There is a crisis facing humanity
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We need to embrace #FoodSystems that are truly nature-based, inclusive, livelihood-sustaining, and carbon-capturing. It means making decent, nutritious, planet- and animal-welfare-friendly food 🌱
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Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin presents a bold new vision for more ethical, sustainable chicken farms in our new book Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets. Find out more in this piece by @wickedleeksmag bit.ly/48FdI3t
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Dear supermarkets, a plea for integrity…
We’ve written to the CEOs of the Big Six supermarkets @Tesco @sainsburys @asda @Morrisons @AldiUK & @LidlGB asking them to be honest about where their food comes from & #stopfarmwashing
Find out more: stopfarmwashing.co.uk
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#FoodForChange:
A new campaign, launched this week by The Global FoodBanking Network, aims to draw attention to the links between food loss and waste, hunger and climate change ⬇️
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To celebrate #OrganicSeptember, the @SoilAssociation shares what's best to sow, grow & enjoy, season by season 🍂
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Some great reading recommendations from the @wickedleeksmag resources section from @Riverford including books from @drvandanashiva @vickihird @predragslijepc1!
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ALT Book covers from Wicked Leeks resources section
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Plant milks: What’s the healthy option? 🥛
With plant milks now a regular feature in many households, here’s how to make an informed choice. ⬇️
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Know your chickens: what the standards really stand for.
Red tractor, freedom food, RSPCA-assured? Who to trust for a better bird. 🐔
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Thank you to Guy Singh-Watson @Riverford for his piece on the upcoming Supreme Court hearing and the huge costs faced by Dartmoor National Park.
If you can chip in to the fundraising efforts - please do.
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Guy' news: Rights, ownership & wealth on Dartmoor… again
Read in full ⬇️
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1 in 5 people in the UK are prevented from using the public rights of way network due to mobility issues, writes Amar Latif. 🥾
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What does a thriving rural economy that benefits people and the planet look like in today's world?
Dr Fatma Sabet talks to a cross-section of growers, artisans, farmers and community project leaders to find out ⬇️
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5 a day? It's the minimum not the gold standard.
Dr Ann Ashworth PhD breaks down the UK’s recommendations, and shares promising research on the benefits of dietary nitrate from veg. 🥦🥬
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The economy of the sea & the future of fish 🐟
We cannot save the sea without fully understanding our fisheries. ⬇️
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‘There’s an underlying yearning for real food now that’s sweeping the nation. People feel they’ve been starved of nutritious fruit and veg for far too long’
We’ve seen this yearning in Carrick too and are so grateful to all our customers.
Fruit and veg deserts and the death knoll of the local greengrocer
Two thirds of the UK's independent fruit & veg shops have 'shut up shop', in the last 30 years. But is there a way back?
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🥬 Around the UK, greengrocers are shutting up shop – an estimated two thirds of independent fruit & veg shops have closed in 30 years.
Speaking to @wickedleeksmag, our CEO Patrick Holden said that these closures have left people “yearning for real food”.
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Fruit and veg deserts and the death knoll of the local greengrocer
Two thirds of the UK's independent fruit & veg shops have 'shut up shop', in the last 30 years. But is there a way back?
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