At last! An important and serious Guardian columnist, John Harris, declares his vegetarianism and writes thoughtfully about it. As the Alcoholics Anonymous mantra would have it: my name is John Harris and I am a vegetarian. I haven’t eaten meat … Continue reading
The whole world has never come close to outpacing its ability to produce food. Right now, there is enough grain grown on earth to feed 10 billion vegetarians, said Joel E. Cohen, professor of populations at Rockefeller University and the … Continue reading
The new EU Health commissioner, Androula Vassiliou, has no doubts about her department’s decision on conventional laying cages and will be sticking to the 2012 execution date for the conventional cage ban. Her spokeswoman Nina Papadoulaki made it clear to … Continue reading
They’re absolutely right to worry about food and energy costs but not addressing climate change would probably increase both. […] I think biofuels are a very important part of the solution. […] If corn on a large scale leads to … Continue reading
Apologies for the delay in posting an update on the allotment. We’re well into June and as is visible from the photograph stuff is growing. Several plots are under way with potatoes, peas, rosemary, lavender, onions and other delights. We’re … Continue reading
Last September the Grumpy Vegan quoted enthusiastically from an article by Max Hastings which said Whatever the explanation of the Surrey foot and mouth outbreak, it appears plain that someone at the Pirbright laboratory complex was negligent. Virus cultures are, … Continue reading
