A series of short papers
We’ve begun a series of short papers: Shining a light on the UK food supply system, listed below:
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Its scale and complexity: When gut instinct works and when it doesn’t
This blogpost summarises this brief paper: Shining a light on the UK food supply system: Its scale and complexity. The preface to it explains that out gut instinct doesn’t work in alien environments — such as the scale and...
ReadEmergency food planning — is it possible at a local authority level?
In terms of food supplies into a city, town or, indeed, a rural community, what constitutes “an emergency”? Is there one now?
ReadHow [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.
ReadThe food supply chain: What does it actually do?
This question is about the function of the supply chain, not its physical structure.
ReadThe hungry months: Why fresh produce trade matters to the UK
The peak “hungry months” are now, that is February to April,
ReadCovid-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.
ReadWhat 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.
ReadSeeds — 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,
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