How [not] to talk about [ultra-high] processed food Bee Wilson took the Association of UK Dietitians (aka the BDA) to task last week on twitter about their ‘position statement’ on processed foods. Read
The food supply chain: What does it actually do? This question is about the function of the supply chain, not its physical structure. Read
The hungry months: Why fresh produce trade matters to the UK The peak “hungry months” are now, that is February to April, Read
Covid-19 commentary: Four lessons about the preparedness of the UK food supply system As we emerge from the latest Covid lockdown, here are four lessons to learn about making the UK food supply system better prepared for future shocks. Read
What threatens our food supplies today During the 1840s, over a million people in Ireland and Scotland starved to death, millions more fled, most to the US or Canada. Read
Seeds — Behind the scenes. Podcast interview with Kate Cooper Nick Pitt interviewed me as part of the background story to the No Stone highly acclaimed podcast series Seeds, Read
Food security & resilience: What role should the WMCA play? This blogpost is about West Midlands Combined Authority-level decision-making and its relevance to food security and resilience matters. Read
Scale of supplies. Price rises. Why they are inevitable. What can BCC/BPH do? In this short presentation to the Healthy Food City Forum, I made three points: Read
City-level decision-making & the food system: What questions to ask? The impact of Covid-19 caught Birmingham’s food system on the hop. Few if any city leaders realised either the fragility of the supply system or their powerlessness in the face of the disruptions it caused to the people of... Read