Organics

Growing your own would be vital if the shops shut for good. Steve Solomon has the key to a persistent vegetable state

Chemicals, pesticides, GM and agrofuels – when it comes to food production it seems the lunatics are running the asylum. But there is hope in some new approaches

Battling a fractured back and the vagaries of the weather high in the Pyrenees, is the biodynamic dream of wine writer turned grower Monty Waldin about to turn sour?

Mark Anslow considers whether new generation hydroponics can feed the world's cities

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization made a u-turn against organic agriculture after lobbying by the biotechnology industry, according to documents seen by the Ecologist.

Making the transition from wine writer to viticulturist was a leap of faith for Monty Waldin. What could he expect from his new hilltop vineyard in the Pyrenees?

Is it possible to live off foraged food alone? Fergus Drennan thinks so and aims to prove it. In the first of his monthly columns he explains why, from April 1 st, he will be eating nothing but wild food – for an entire year...

Genetic modification can't deliver a safe, secure future food supply. Here's why...

Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently

The supermarket chain has reached a new low with a special offer chicken sold whole for £1.99.

Supermarkets have been accused of misleading consumers by not labelling food produced from genetically modified crops.

Drinking organic milk can cut the risk of childhood eczema by a third, a new study has shown.

Carbon trading, its backers claim, brings emissions reductions and supports sustainable development in the global south. But, argues Kevin Smith, it may do neither, and is harming efforts to create a low-carbon economy.

Football's back. Could better quality brews inspire a better standard of play? Well, here's to trying!

A new study by scientists at the University of Michigan in the US suggests that on farms in industrialised countries, organic farming can produce comparable yields to those achieved by conventional farming.

Confused when shopping? Wondering if, when you go into the nation’s favourite supermarket, you’re getting the maximum green bang for your buck? Andrew Simms’ latest book, Tescopoly, is a forensic investigation of all things Tesco – including the chain’s green and ethical credentials. Forget the hype, he says, Tesco’s most recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good enough. Could Britain’s largest retailer do it better? Take a look at Tesco’s Plan A – then read Plan B

Paul Kingsnorth meets the Bristol-based chef with an eco-friendly restaurant and a mission to take real food to a wider community.

Laura Sevier goes to an Org-e. And likes it.

Septuagenarian Mehr Fardoonji is still to be found with her hands in the soil after forty-five years of organic market gardening

Writing in the Guardian, Joanna Blythman has highlighted the environmental damage caused by intensive growing of oil-seed rape - the distinctive yellow-flowering crop which is now a major source of oil for biofuels.

Ethical consumerism in the UK is currently worth £29.3 billion, yet 60 per cent of us feel we don't have enough information to make an ethical decision. There is an ever-growing array of eco labels, but what do they tell us? Or fail to tell us? Pat Thomas explains

We didn’t want GM on your table, but the crucial question now is, will we allow it in our tanks? Robin Maynard and Pat Thomas report

Paul Kingsnorth gets to grips with gardening in tiny spaces - and finds that you can grow an amazing variety of food

Antipodean winemakers are still breathing fresh air into the stuffy Old World of wine. Monty Waldin reports