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Over half the palm oil used in Europe is actually put into gas tanks.

Permaculture Magazine launches global £20,000 prize

Got a cool permaculture project that could do with some funding? Well, here's your chance.

How drip irrigation can save the world

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High yield farming may be better for biodiversity

Is the idyllic, organic farm worse for our balance with nature?

On Thanksgiving, crops are rotting in the field because of trade wars

We tell our kids not to waste food, but our governments are wasting shocking amounts of it thanks to tit for tat tariffs.

This might be the coolest photo of a farm you'll ever see

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British shoppers told to buy white eggs, not brown

The idea is that it will reduce animal suffering, but it's more complicated than that.

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How a 1% surcharge on restaurant bills can help fight climate change

It's a curious reversal of the farm-to-table movement.

Will our future diets rely on lab-grown foods?

George Monbiot certainly thinks so, and sees this as a saving grace.

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