The second issue of Locavore will be published soon
The theme is Soil, with an extended feature exploring soil health and regenerative agriculture.
India’s ‘worst water crisis in history’ leaves millions thirsty
From the northern Himalayas to the sandy beaches in the south, 600 mln people face acute water shortage, with close to 200,000 dying each year from polluted water.
Crop insurance is good for farmers, but not always for the environment
Congress is currently working on the 2018 farm bill, a massive piece of legislation enacted about every five years. One of its key elements is crop insurance, which helps protect farmer income in times of volatile production – for example, when crops are damaged by droughts or floods.
Consumption of fast food linked with asthma and other allergic diseases
A new Respirology review and analysis of published studies reveals a link between fast food consumption and an increased likelihood of having asthma, wheeze, and several other allergic diseases such as pollen fever, eczema, and rhino-conjunctivitis.
Urban shepherding
Fascinating video of Urban Shepherds moving 200 sheep, right through the center of the Dutch city Zaandam, to the site where they will be shorn.
New study: oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is “unprecedentedly severe”
The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world’s largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved waters where most marine animals can’t survive. But while parts of this sea have long suffered from low oxygen levels, a new study by a team in Finland and Germany shows that oxygen loss in coastal areas over the past century is unprecedented in the last 1500 years. The research is published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Biogeosciences.
Sorry, baristas: instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don’t overfill the kettle)
Drinking coffee makes many of us feel good, so it makes sense that we would want to feel good about how it is produced. When it comes to sustainable coffee, the most important choice is how the coffee has been cultivated, and its impact on the ecosystems where it is grown. But you may not realise that how you prepare your coffee at home can add 50% or more to its overall environmental footprint.
Cast Iron Kitchen Give Away
In partnership with our friends at Netherton Foundry in Shropshire, we have some beautiful iron pans, worth more than £200, to give away to three lucky entrants to our Cast Iron Kitchen Give Away. To enter, all you need to do is sign up to our Newsletter. The deadline to enter is midnight on 30th June 2018.
London’s Muslims take a green bite out of Ramadan
Sitting in straight rows on the floor, supping on bowls of soup made from foraged nettles and home-grown vegetable stew, a group of London Muslims are breaking with Ramadan tradition.
The evening meal known as iftar breaks the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and is often associated with environmentally-unfriendly excess, with tables groaning under the weight of heavy meat dishes.
Saving the planet…one dumpling at a time
Canadian scientists have collaborated with Hong Kong climate campaigners to create meat-free dumplings in the hope of persuading the world’s biggest carnivores to stop pigging out.
China eats more meat than any other nation – twice the amount consumed by Americans alone – and a campaigning Hong Kong business is launching a more sustainable, plant-based diet that it says has less impact on global warming. But all of the taste.