Part 7: Nutrient-dense foods
In the 21st century, we’re experiencing a nutrient famine, with many in the UK already suffering.
Read Criterion 3: What are their recommendations to curb the power of corporates who make and promote products that damage human and planetary health?
None of the recommendations made will curb the power of these corporates, the third of our five criteria in assessing the National Food Strategy.
Read Covid-19 commentary: What decision-makers need to pay attention to asap
Amid all the turmoil and flux even at these early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, we strongly recommend decision-makers at a national and local level keep in mind these six important points about our food supplies:
Read Food System Transformation #12: A summary of the blogpost series
This blogpost is a summary of this series of blogposts on food system transformation:
Read Food System Transformation #7: Loaves don’t grow on trees
The rationale behind writing the last two blogposts, #5: The scale needed for our five-a-day and #6: The fresh produce supply chain was because many (but not all) the nutrients we need come from fruit and vegetables. But nutrients...
Read The natural environment cannot be restored — and what’s “natural” about it anyway?
Our understanding of what’s ‘natural’ is often skewed. Take, for example, John Clift’s photo of Shropshire Spring above.
Read Avoid VAT-rated food products — save money, pay less tax and be healthy!
If the average person spends 30% less on their household food bill, they’ll save money — and pay less tax, be a lot healthier and contribute to global food security.
Read Spuds or crisps? Which is better for you, & better for global food security?
At the recent Local Nexus Network meeting at Birmingham Business School, I listened to a fascinating talk by Mark Pettigrew who is an expert on growing spuds.
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