Food and nutrition

Big Issue was born out of a simple but radical idea: that people experiencing poverty deserve more than charity. They deserve the opportunity to earn a living legally and with dignity. That founding p

CHEF DOUGLAS MCMASTER IS THE CRE-ative mastermind behind Silo, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. The London-based institution, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, prides itself on n

WHEN A TRADITIONAL COOKING STOVE LEFT HER toddler with life-threatening burns, Charlot Magayi turned grief into resolve. From Nairobi’s Mukuru slum, she set out to reinvent the stove, and in doing so

Fighting talk I saw the article about Greta Thunberg and others [on bigissue.com] who are willing to speak publicly about their beliefs and causes. I have been a campaigner within disability for over

I’ve been selling Big Issue for 11 years. I have been providing food for my family and paying for rent thanks to the money I make. I lived in Romania before coming to England. It was hard living there

From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key