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From the NS archives. . .
Man can't live on bread alone
18th July 2005Food for thought: community cooking. By Ruth Sheldon
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NS interview - Ed Mayo
18th July 2005Jamie Oliver is a candidate for sainthood, says the chief executive of the National Consumer Council. And his kids agree. Ed Mayo interviewed by Ellie Levenson
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The veg that dare not speak its name
6th June 2005A new cartoon show about hungry elves is meant to sell healthy eating to kids, but Dea Birkett finds the flavours far too understated for her taste
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Can free trade be fair trade?
28th February 2005Fair trade special - It's unfair when poor countries can't sell their goods here. It's also unfair that, when they do, low prices depend on sweated labour. Martin Vander Weyer tackles the confusing moral issues
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Fair trade - the confused consumer's guide
28th February 2005Fair trade special - By Dominic Elliott and Christopher Thompson
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Tell us about the mould and rats
22nd November 2004Observations on food by Heather Brooke
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Facts that should change the world
17th May 2004Out of the 300 million people in the world who suffer from obesity, one in three lives in a developing country, and the numbers are rising. By Jessica Williams
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America - Andrew Stephen weighs up America's fat
25th August 2003More junk food, ever-larger portions and more hours spent in front of the television have made the United States the fattest nation in the world. Is it too late to reverse the trend? By Andrew Stephen
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How fat became a political issue
18th August 2003Obesity will soon be the biggest problem facing the National Health Service, costing us all billions of pounds a year. Shouldn't the government take action, asks Richard Reeves
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Food - William Skidelsky likes the idea of Slow Food
11th August 2003Slow Food's rallying cry in the global war against Big Mac and large fries. By William Skidelsky
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A health policy that would work
2nd June 2003Observations on school meals by Kevin Morgan
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Food - Bee Wilson tastes some gross organic food
4th November 2002The organic movement suffers from evangelism and insularity, writes Bee Wilson
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Food - Bee Wilson on our children's odd ideas about food
30th September 2002Children were dismayed to find no baked beans at a farmers' market, writes Bee Wilson
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Supplement - When will Labour learn that we are what we eat?
24th September 2001Cheap food and poor diet cost the Treasury billions. Ministers must put health, as well as safety, at the heart of food policy. By Tim Lang
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How to survive in a food desert
25th June 2001A London co-op helps the poor to eat better. By Jo Glanville
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Science - Fat chance
26th February 2001Science - Fat is not a disease, so don't try to cure it, argues Ziauddin Sardar
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Scientists gang up on organics
11th December 2000Simon Jones on how big business tries to stem the popularity of pesticide-free food
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Eat chocolate and feel good about it
6th March 2000Focus on business ethics - The odds in the cocoa market are stacked against developing-world farmers. Barbara Gunnell reports on how you can help get them a better deal
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Hang up the pitchfork and sell up
6th September 1999This farming crisis is for real, argues Leanda de Lisle. The countryside of the future will be managed by big business and inhabited by rich urbanites
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The Back Half - Fields of dreams
12th July 1999The British countryside is in crisis, but we're not debating the real issues. Colin Tudge puts the case for a very different kind of agriculture to maintain our green and pleasant land
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The spud America didn't like
26th February 1999The US wasn't worrying about GM food. Now, the gene is out of the bottle. By Emily Green
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How to grow a better class of carrot
18th December 1998Organic food costs too much. Leanda de Lisle proposes a return to the rotating crops of our ancestors
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