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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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Horse-free burgers

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Here is a recipe for black bean burgers from Veganomicon, care of Cat, and guaranteed not to contain any nasty surprises! Ingredients 2 cups cooked/1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 tsp chilli powder, or to …

Are current farming methods risking boom or bust with food supplies?

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news release

The push for more intensive agriculture to feed a growing global population risks ecological “boom and bust” according to four of the country’s leading ecologists, writing for Friends of the Earth’s Big Ideas Change the World project [1].

Nearly two-thirds of the bread you eat contains pesticides residues (Pesticide Action Network)

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A report released today by PAN UK in conjunction with the Organic. Naturally Different campaign, reveals that nearly two-thirds (61.5%) of bread products tested by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) between 2000 and 2013, were contaminated …

Imagine if...the Government had a sustainable food and farming strategy

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OK… a UK Government strategy for sustainable food and farming would not solve everything. But it would be a useful start.

MPs food security report fails to tackle need to change diets

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news release

Commenting on a new report by MPs on food security published today (Tuesday 1 July 2014), Friends of the Earth’s Senior Food Campaigner Vicki Hird said: “MPs rightly recognise the very serious threat climate change poses to food security. “But …

Know your food labels to waste less and eat safely

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UK wastes 6.7 tonnes of food each year costing the average family £60 per month. 6.7 tonnes, that’s the equivalent of filling Wembley Stadium with food waste 8 times over! Why are we wasting so much? Confusing labels and poor …

FareShare Greater Manchester - Free food to play and youth providers

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FareShare Greater Manchester fights hunger and tackles food waste by redistributing surplus food to over 100 charities in the region. They source food from the food and drinks industry, from donations and food drives, and also by capturing surplus edible …

Get Gobby 2014

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After the success of Get Gobby last year, it’s back – and this year we are mixing it up.

Europe will need land three times size of UK to meet bioenergy demands

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news release

By 2030 Europe could require an area of land and forest three times the size of the UK to meet our bioenergy demands, new research published by Friends of the Earth Europe today (Wednesday 28 May 2014) has revealed.

Are you up for the Meat Free May challenge?

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news release

Thursday 1st May sees the start of Meat Free May which challenges the public to give up meat and fish for one month, while raising vital funds for Friends of the Earth. [1] With increasing awareness that we need to …

Calls for EU to halve meat consumption are good news

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news release

A new study published today (Friday 25 April 2014), which calls for Europe to cut its meat consumption in half, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The environment charity’s youth network has recently launched Meat Free May, which …

Hunger for Trade: An international performing arts response to the global food crisis

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Global food supplies are facing crisis conditions as climate change, population growth and diminishing resources contribute to catastrophic outcomes for many parts of the world.

Young Friends of the Earth launch Meat Free May

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news release

Today, Young Friends of the Earth launches Meat Free May (Wednesday 16 April 2014), which challenges the public to give up meat and fish for one month, while raising vital funds for Friends of the Earth.

Are we on track for food security?

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Blog by Vicki Hird (Senior Campaigner – Land Use, Food and Water Security Programme). Whilst giving evidence on UK food security in early March to MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, I was struck how many issues …

re: Planning application ref 104903/FO/2014/N2 - Manchester AD Facility, New Smithfield Market

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event report

Please see attached Manchester Friends of the Earth’s response to the proposal to site an Anaerobic Digester (AD) at New Smithfield Market (NSM). Whilst in principle Manchester Friends of the Earth are not opposed to development of Anaerobic Digestion facilities, we …

GM crops 'over-hyped', says Friends of the Earth as new push begins

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news release

Commenting on the report today [Friday 14 March 2014] from the Council for Science and Technology recommending a new programme of independent research to field test GM crops, Friends of the Earth’s Senior Food Campaigner Vicki Hird said: “GM crops …

Not in my Banger : Keep up the fight against industrial pig farming

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We are keeping up our fight against industrial pig farming in the UK, and the proposal to open a huge US-style pig farm in Derbyshire has been delayed thanks to opposition from campaigning groups, including the Soil Association and members …

Farmageddon: the damaging consequenses of cheap meat

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news release

Commenting on Farmageddon, the book uncovering the impact of cheap meat on our health and the environment being published tomorrow (Thursday 30 January 2014), Friends of the Earth Food Campaigner Kirtana Chandrasekaran said: “The authors of this new book vividly …

Ask the Crown Prosecution Service to drop charges against 'bin divers'

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Three men were arrested in October in London for stealing food that was destined for landfill from a supermarket bin. Crown Prosecution Service claims there is ‘significant public interest’ in prosecuting the men, and are considering pursuing a case.

Meat Atlas: facts and figures about the animals we eat

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The Meat Atlas report presents a global perspective on the impacts of industrial meat and dairy production, and illustrates its increasingly devastating impact on society and the environment. The way we produce and consume meat and dairy needs a radical …

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