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• Consumer Purchases of "Ethical" Foods - Some Data from DEFRA

  It is difficult to get a factual grip on the difference between what consumers say they will do and what they actually do when buying food. DEFRA has had a stab at this as part of their effort to build a sustainable food chain. Their research confirms... Posted May 08 2011, 03:21 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Animal welfare, ethical purchasing, environment, local foods, Defra

• Climate Change and the Farming Industry - At Least They're Saying Something

  At last! A glimmer of response from the farming industry to accusations that livestock farming is destroying the environment and the glib message that the answer is to eat less meat and dairy products. Following an article by George Monbiot in the Guardian... Posted Apr 21 2008, 05:06 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: PETA, Paul McCartney, farming and climate change, NFU, environment

• Whither Ethical Purchasing?

  One of the questions of the day is whether rising food prices and a financially squeezed consumer will result in ethical purchase considerations taking second place to price. Not so far said the Institute of Grocery Distribution yesterday. Certainly the... Posted Mar 07 2008, 09:26 AM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Animal welfare, ethical purchasing, environment, local foods, British farming

• Bottled Water Backlash

  All of a sudden, rumblings against bottled water are turning into a global outcry. Environmentalists condemn the product for the high levels of CO2 emitted while producing it, and the food miles clocked up in its distribution. Other critics just think... Posted Feb 17 2008, 05:37 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: ethical purchasing, environment, British farming