George Monbiot


food

Recipes for Disaster
Isn’t it about time the media stopped publishing recipes for threatened fish? Read more – ‘Recipes for Disaster’.
The Mind Thieves
The evidence linking Alzheimer’s disease to the food industry is strong and growing. Read more – ‘The Mind Thieves’.
Hunger Games
The rich world is causing the famines it claims to be preventing. Read more – ‘Hunger Games’.
Mutually Assured Depletion
The EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes all blame each other for smashing the last great fish stock. All are wrong. Read more – ‘Mutually Assured Depletion’.
Has-Beans
The government and the industry promised that they had dealt with aminopyralid poisoning. They haven’t. Read more – ‘Has-Beans’.
The Press Gang
How to make and store your own apple juice. Read more – ‘The Press Gang’.
Strong Meat
A new book has forced me to reconsider my views on food. Read more – ‘Strong Meat’.
Towering Lunacy
Green enthusiasm for vertical farms shows that no one is untouched by magical thinking. Read more – ‘Towering Lunacy’.
Strange Fruit
A hard commercial logic dictates that the only way to get good fruit today is to grow your own. Read more – ‘Strange Fruit’.
Manufactured Famine
A new wave of food colonialism is snatching food from the mouths of the poor. Read more – ‘Manufactured Famine’.
The Pleasures of the Flesh
If you care about hunger, eat less meat. Read more – ‘The Pleasures of the Flesh’.
A Cunning Plot
How to grow vegetables without breaking your back Read more – ‘A Cunning Plot’.
The Last Straw
A new generation of biofuels turns out to be another environmental disaster Read more – ‘The Last Straw’.
An Agricultural Crime Against Humanity
Biofuels could kill more people than the Iraq war. Read more – ‘An Agricultural Crime Against Humanity’.
The Road Well Travelled
Are we already shutting our minds to the consequences of climate change? Read more – ‘The Road Well Travelled’.
Feeding Frenzy
Why is it still acceptable to eat the endangered large predators of the sea? Read more – ‘Feeding Frenzy’.
A Lethal Solution
We need a five-year freeze on biofuels, before they wreck the planet. Read more – ‘A Lethal Solution’.
The Water Boom Is Over
Global freshwater supplies could start to determine whether or not we can feed ourselves. Read more – ‘The Water Boom Is Over’.
Not Enough Fish in the Sea
Not Enough Fish in the Sea We need omega-3 oils for our brains to function properly. But where will they come from? Read more – ‘Not Enough Fish in the Sea’.
Feeding Crime
If governments really want to improve law and order, they should ban adverts for junk food Read more – ‘Feeding Crime’.
Worse Than Fossil Fuel
Biodiesel enthusiasts have accidentally invented the most carbon-intensive fuel on earth Read more – ‘Worse Than Fossil Fuel’.
Growing My Own
Boycotting the superstores means taking on five allotments Read more – ‘Growing My Own’.
Feeding Cars, Not People
The adoption of biofuels would be a humanitarian and environmental disaster Read more – ‘Feeding Cars, Not People’.
Fallen Fruit
An insane European ruling will be the final straw for the English apple Read more – ‘Fallen Fruit’.
Low Hanging Fruit
The superstores are mopping up the last pockets of resistance Read more – ‘Low Hanging Fruit’.
The Poor Get Stuffed
We cannot feed the world’s livestock and the world’s people. Read more – ‘The Poor Get Stuffed’.
Organic Farming Will Feed the World
Astonishingly, it’s more productive than high-tech agriculture Read more – ‘Organic Farming Will Feed the World’.
Feeding the Hunger Machine
The Nuffield Council has produced the most asinine biotechnology report ever written Read more – ‘Feeding the Hunger Machine’.
Free Trade Fundamentalists
The world is being run by a group of fanatics, who’ll destroy anything for the sake of “free” trade Read more – ‘Free Trade Fundamentalists’.
Bashing Small Shops
A proposed new tax will make life even harder for the independent foodstore Read more – ‘Bashing Small Shops’.
Monsanto Sells Hunger
The biotech company threatens Africa with starvation Read more – ‘Monsanto Sells Hunger’.
America’s Command Economy
The US government is trying to ban organic farming – on both sides of the Atlantic Read more – ‘America’s Command Economy’.
Social Engineering
Watch out for Monsanto – this obscure company is trying to take over the foodchain Read more – ‘Social Engineering’.
Breaking the Foodchain
Tesco is going organic, but this might not be good news Read more – ‘Breaking the Foodchain’.