Rewilding: A ‘bleak’ landscape is one that’s full of promise and there are natural wonders to be found
Exploring an untamed landscape can be exciting for those who love nature
Extinction or Regeneration – the countdown is on!
We live in days of growing anxiety around climate change, the collapse of nature, and how we treat animals both farmed and wild.
Animals Are Critical For All Life On Earth
Why urgently reshaping our relationship with sentient animals is not just a moral and ethical question, it is imperative for the sake of the planet
Cows, Cheese and Italy’s Land Without Animals
Why Saying ‘Arrivederci’ to ‘Careless’ Meat and Cheese is Key to Restoring Italy’s Relationship with Food
Italy’s ‘land without animals’ reveals something sinister behind its famously passionate relationship with food
I’ll never forget my summer road trip through the land of gastronomy. I spent several days touring Italy’s most fertile agricultural valley.
PERFECT STORM: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM SUPERMARKET FOOD SHORTAGES?
Shopping these days can feel like a bit of a lottery. Wandering into the local supermarket can have me wondering which of my favourite foods is going to be out of stock today.
Supermarket shortages could be early sign of the predicted ‘perfect storm’ of climate change, food and energy crises
Shopping these days can feel like a bit of a lottery. Wandering into the local supermarket can have me wondering which of my favourite foods is going to be out of stock today.
Sir Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Wish for You’
It was a real honour to welcome Sir Michael Morpurgo to the stage of the magnificent Sheldonian Theatre, to deliver our Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture, kindly hosted by the Oxford Literary Festival.
MAKING A PROMISE TO OUR WORLD
The other day, a close friend told me a story from her childhood. It concerned an old worn cigar box of a hundred pieces of rolled paper, each one with a saying.
Treating farm animals well is good for us, them and the whole planet
The other day, a close friend told me a story from her childhood about an old, worn cigar box containing a hundred pieces of rolled paper, each one with a saying.