Peasant farmers offer the best chance of feeding the world. So why do we treat them with contempt?
Category: farming
The Corporate Begging Bowl
They bleat about the free market, then insist that we subsidise them.
Are You Paying to Burn the Rainforest?
If you’re buying Brazilian beef, the answer is yes
Fallen Fruit
An insane European ruling will be the final straw for the English apple
Blair Trashes Africa
Tony Blair has just ensured that Europe and the US continue to promote famine.
Angel of Death
Britain’s development secretary is helping to destroy the lives of 20 million people.
That’s the Horror of Haskins
The junk food king says one thing and does another
The War Against Small Farms
By appointing Lord Haskins to oversee “rural recovery”, the British government will complete the destruction of the countryside
Mad Cows Are Back
Mark Purdey’s explanation of the origins of BSE is gathering weight
Is Agriculture in Crisis?
Is Agriculture in Crisis?
How the Superstores Gave Us Foot and Mouth
It’s not “cheap food” but big profits which are to blame
Mad Cows and Manganese
Mark Purdey’s hypothesis is the only one which explains the spread of BSE
Whose Side Are They On?
Farmers should be campaigning for more expensive fuel
Small is Vulnerable
The supermarkets could kill organic farming’s potential to revolutionise the foodchain
Loss Leaders
The Competition Commission has given the superstores permission to destroy the rest of Britain’s food economy
Organic Farming Will Feed the World
Astonishingly, it’s more productive than high-tech agriculture
Open Government Snaps Shut
How the Ministry of Agriculture tried to silence me
Death to the Small
The corrupt Ministry of Agriculture is deliberately wiping small farmers out
We’re Not Materialistic Enough
It’s time to go back to the land
How Farming Has Been Loved to Death
Reforming farm subsidies won’t do any good – we must scrap them