Archive | December, 2009

Waitrose backs Florida grapefruit – Freshinfo

30. December 2009

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Freshinfo Waitrose backs Florida grapefruit Freshinfo Promotions with Waitrose have generated an additional $6 million (£3.7m) in farm -gate receipts for Florida growers over the years, according to the release.

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The Hot List 2010 – The Guardian

27. December 2009

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The Guardian The Hot List 2010 The Guardian Foer brings the industrialised miseries of factory farming to reeking life and employs his usual typographic tricks to keep the subject fresh. ..

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The best food books of the decade – guardian.co.uk

23. December 2009

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guardian.co.uk The best food books of the decade guardian.co.uk Richard Ehrlich points out that "Pollan emerged in the '00s as one of the most thoughtful and original commentators on the modern food world, from farm to ...

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Farm wins award – Louth Today

21. December 2009

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Farm wins award Louth Today The awards are organised by Farm Business magazine , and are the conclusion of its annual search for Britain's most impressive farming businesses. ...

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Interview: Moira Gemmill, director at the V&A Gallery – Scotsman

21. December 2009

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Interview: Moira Gemmill, director at the V&A Gallery Scotsman Gemmill grew up in a farming family in Kintyre that had strong links to the art world via an artistic grandmother and aunt. Gemmill's sister is an artist, ..

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Matt Withers: Thank god he is able to be gay – WalesOnline

20. December 2009

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Matt Withers: Thank god he is able to be gay WalesOnline ... weather than most; in the Mbale region of the country, where the Assembly Government is targeting its cash, coffee farming is the number one industry. ..

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Co-op wins top farm business award – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

19. December 2009

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Co-op wins top farm business award Norfolk Eastern Daily Press The awards are organised by Farm Business magazine , and are the conclusion of its annual search for “Britain's most impressive farming businesses”. ...

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Chewing over the noughties – guardian.co.uk

18. December 2009

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Chewing over the noughties guardian.co.uk British producers are just doing great stuff now – like Trealy Farm in Monmouthshire which won the Radio Four farming awards for producer of the year. ...

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Farm life would be dandy for Mandy – Western Morning News

17. December 2009

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Farm life would be dandy for Mandy Western Morning News I care about these things," he told The Spectator magazine . "I like properly grown food from organic soil. I don't like processed and I don't like packaged.

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History: Town poet in the spotlight – Swindon Advertiser

16. December 2009

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History: Town poet in the spotlight Swindon Advertiser Alfred began part-time work on a local farm aged just eight, leaving school three years later to work full-time at Longleaze Farm , in South Marston. ...

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