Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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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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Factory farming in Northern Ireland will produce waste equivalent to 12 million people

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news release

26th Oct 2018

A mega-farm proposed at Limavady will produce 1.3 million tonnes of pig slurry every year. This has dire implications for the environment of Northern Ireland, as well as animal welfare.

Friends of the Earth launches loyalty scheme in Portsmouth to help students eat less meat

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news release

2nd Oct 2018

KALE YEAH! rewards students with a free meal for every 6 veggie or vegan meals purchased in university cafes.

Mcr’s first waste food catering social enterprise! (Crowdfunder)

food

23rd Sep 2018

The team that brought you Manchester’s first waste food pay-as-you-feel restaurant (Real Junk Food Manchester), is now working to open our city’s first waste food catering social enterprise, and we’re calling it… Open Kitchen MCR.

Accepting hormone-treated beef to secure Australian trade deal would betray green Brexit pledges

food

news release

1st Apr 2018

Responding to reports that the Australian government may insist on the UK accepting hormone-treated beef as part of a trade deal between the two nations, Friends of the Earth campaigner Kierra Box said: “Ministers promised that UK standards on animal …

Tell Michael Gove you want future farm policy to help us eat well (Sustain)

food

25th Mar 2018

Tell Michael Gove you want farm support to deliver healthier foods, as well as environmentally friendly farming, fair trading practices and high animal welfare. 2018 is a truly momentous time for the future of British farming. Farming is about producing …

Winter salad

food

3rd Mar 2018

In an effort to boost the immune system, and to eat seasonally and veggie, here is a little recipe Cat made.

Government greener farming vision must have adequate funding and bold ambition

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news release

27th Feb 2018

EU environmental regulations must also be maintained and strengthened, says Friends of the Earth

Real Bread Week 2018

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take action

23rd Feb 2018

Real Bread Week is the annual, international celebration of supporting your local, independent Real Bread bakery and baking your own. In its 10th anniversary year, #RealBreadWeek runs from 24 February to 4 March 2018. For lots of ideas Use Your …

Recipes for your bee-friendly rapeseed oil

nature

20th Feb 2018

Have you already bought some high-quality bee-friendly British rapeseed oil produced while avoiding the use of harmful pesticides? If you’d like more information about the issues, you can find out more here. But if you’ve already got a bottle of …

Take action on future trade deals – write to your MP (Sustain)

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Your MP needs to hear that you want consumers, farmers and our environment to have the strong protection they need and deserve.

A Small Good Thing (Community Greengrocers, Bolton)

food

11th Jan 2018

We are a new community greengrocer service based in Smithills, Bolton. Our aim is Buy Local; Zero Waste. No plastic here

Bee-friendly shopper’s guide to Local Rapeseed Oil

food

10th Jan 2018

An earth- and pollinator-friendly diet is healthy for us as well as various wild bees, honey bees and other pollinators. This is so whether we are vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous and especially if it includes the best oils and fats.

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