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Americans are increasing their protein intake, but at what cost to the sustainable food movement?

aeon.co In 2008, we “quietly passed a tremendous benchmark”, says Maryam Aslany. For the first time in history, the proportion of people living in the countryside fell below 50%. Today, the figure is

Amid a trend for public institutions to serve vegan-only menus, Michael Barker asks whether the push is actually damaging Britain’s national food security and also its sustainability credentials

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage

“Less Holocaust, more Anne Frank,” was the advice Michael Grunwald received from the CEO of a publishing house who opted not to bid for his latest book, We Are Eating the Earth. Grunwald took notice.

Many farmers are battling for their future in the face of financial crises and the climate emergency. We ask: who are the pioneers leading the charge for change and what is at stake for the rest of us?