Do farmers really need bee-harming insecticides?

Syngenta says some farmers have no choice but to use banned neonicotinoids, which are linked to declining bee populations. But is it true that no alternatives exist? With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates.

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Green apps and gadgets: Conscious Me

It’s a growing interactive website on every subject you can think of, but how eco-conscious and useful has it become so far?

Halving meat and dairy consumption could slash farming emissions

Adopting a ‘demitarian’ diet would lead to a 25-40% reduction in nitrogen emissions from agriculture in Europe, report shows

Why it’s vital the organic food industry is given room to grow

Take it from this mung bean-munching Guardianista – organics could solve many of the UK’s problems with food poverty and how we eat

‘Think.Eat.Save – Reduce Your Foodprint’

Think.Eat.Save. – World Environment Day 2013. Think before you eat and help save our environment. World Environment Day, an initiative that help raise awareness to preserve the planet, is celebrated across the globe on June 5th. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save.  We all need to THINK about and be mindful of … Read more

Edible Worlds: from kitchen table to top international art galleries

Big Appetites Inspired by “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” and “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” movies and culturally recurring theme of visual size disparity, photographer Christopher Boffoli has made a big splash with his series of fine art photographs featuring tiny figures photographed against real food backdrops. The theme goes back to the social satire of the … Read more