Eating, worrying, writing books #EthicalCarnivore #AvocadoAnxiety Sheep wrangling, rhoddie bashing, writing @bendamph Born at 334 ppm.
London * Edinburgh * Highlands
Joined April 2009
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#avocadoanxiety won @thegfw #thegfw2024 #thegfw tonight for best Investigative Food Work I feel so grateful to the people who read and appreciated my efforts to make the complex food system we all live in a little easier to navigate. I hope it makes you feel less anxious x
The worst… at least if @GeoffreyLean says it they might listen?
An absolute must-read from @horton_official detailing the backsliding by the worst government for the environment I have ever known. And I’m in my seventh decade of reporting on them…theguardian.com/environment/…
Illegal release of #lynx earlier this year was stupid says @PCairnsPhoto @ScotlandTBP @edbookfest ‘but I don’t think it will be the last time someone does it….’ #rewilding What do you think?
Rewilding, beavers, wild boar & meter long parasitic worms! Oh & the tendency of media to focus on drama rather than slow journey towards a more involved positive relationship with our landscapes (mea culpa ☺️) What a great talk @sophiepavs @hannahrudman @PCairnsPhoto @CSLyons
I’m giving a talk with @DrAnnaColton @jojo_durrant @cheltfestivals
on Sunday 8th June about how confusing the world of food is really… What’s environmentally friendly? And what’s healthy? And what’s the right way to talk about it to your kids? Come! cheltenhamfestivals.org/even…
Really looking forward forward to speaking to @DrAnnaColton & @jojo_durrant about why we should be interested in where food is from but not anxious about it! @cheltfestivals #eating #environment #wellbeing
📆 It’s a bumper week of events!
Mon 2nd - Thurs 5th: Alchemy of Words at @scripthavenlt inc @Anna_Mazz @jackiekabler @mk_golding @DrCLaoutaris @MermaidsDrown @Barbaraerskine @AnnaSaund1 @ClaireTedstone
Tues 3rd, Sat 7th & Sun 8th: @CheltSciFest @cheltfestivals inc @loubgray
For potato farmers interested in introducing #regenerative methods, I hope this is useful. I learned a lot from speaking to #regenerativefarmers & #agronomists #hotpotatopodcast
Season Two of The Hot Potato Podcast is here! 🥔
Tune in for a conversation addressing one of the world’s most urgent challenges: global food security.
🎧 Listen:
👉 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Xa…
👉 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
#TheHotPotatoPodcast #WeAreMcCain
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Season Two of The Hot Potato Podcast is here! 🥔
Tune in for a conversation addressing one of the world’s most urgent challenges: global food security.
🎧 Listen:
👉 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Xa…
👉 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
#TheHotPotatoPodcast #WeAreMcCain
Looking for a #christmaspresent for the #books & #food lover in your life? #avocadoanxiety won best investigative work @thegfw awards It’s in all good independent bookshops & also here amzn.eu/d/drx9xip
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"Centuries of overexploiting [Scotland’s] natural resources have left us with somewhere that looks beautiful, but is dwindling day by day.
But there is hope."
Actor Brian Cox is urging @scotgov to declare Scotland a #RewildingNation:
theguardian.com/environment/…
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"This is not a feel-good book. But it is an invitation to feel deeply." - Candice Chung
Our September #bookofthemonth focuses on the formally experimental debut by Pam Brunton, co-owner and chef of @inverrestaurant 🍽 Out now with @canongatebooks
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This @bmj_latest investigation reveals that more than half the members of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) have conflicts of interest with food companies including Nestlé, Tate & Lyle, and the world’s largest ice cream producer: Unilever🧵
More than half of the experts on the UK government’s nutrition advisory panel have links to the food industry, reveals #BMJInvestigation.
At least 11 of the 17 members have conflicts of interest with the likes of Nestle, Tate and Lyle, and Unilever
bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q190…
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Pleased to sign this letter to the PM calling on him to end sales of horticultural peat - something that should’ve been done decades ago (& that the Tories failed to do):
We’re letting @keir_starmer know that we want to #EndPeatSales now📢
The longer we wait, the more precious #peatlands are destroyed for use in #horticulture📉
Let's leave peat in the ground🌱
Find out more
👉 bit.ly/4ec4a1T
@PFpartnership @ChrisGPackham
Twitter brain: is this a #goldeneagle or #seaeagle or #juvenileseaeagle Spotted above @bendamph where we usually only see golden eagles…. #birds #highlands
Five best books @five_books on #regenerativeagriculture starting with soil, taking in UK & US & not forgetting #wildlife featuring #nicolemasters #brownsranch @wigsandwords @jake_fiennes #juliusroberts fivebooks.com/best-books/reg…
Stimulating conversation with Pam Brunton @inverrestaurant about how fine dining can inspire a better food culture. Basically less fois gras, more seaweed. @edbookfest instagram.com/stories/ailsa_…
Nervous about interviewing a philosopher? A wee bit! #foodforthought edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva…
The world needs a #globalfoodphilosophy & now we have one! Come & hear me speak to @JulianBaggini @edbookfest on Wednesday 21st August about how to fix our broken system with good thinking…. 🍖🍎🍌🧠 edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva… #food #environment #books #philosophy
If you would like a signed copy of #avocadoanxiety and/or #ethicalcarnivore I can send you a signed book or send a book plate to your nearest independent bookshop just DM me uk.bookshop.org/p/books/avoc… #books#food #environment
Interesting report out in time for @Groundswellaguk on the increase in #regenerativeag globally fruitnet.com/fresh-produce-j… Question is does certification work? Should British farms be doing it? Or should ALL farms be regenerative?
