“To be interested in food but not in food production is clearly absurd” – Wendell Berry.
Last year isthisfood was shortlisted in the best blog category of the Best of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards and I was delighted. Now I’m super excited that the BOOM Awards are back (and not just because I got to gorge on bread with the very lovely Martha from bakeoff as part of the judging process). … Continue reading
I’ve been dabbling with veganism for a while. Mostly for environmental reasons. Various sources have opened my eyes further to the very real damage that our reliance on meat and animal-derived products is doing to the world – Cowspiracy and The Field Guides podcast excellent episode on veganism to name a couple. Some telling stats: A Chatham … Continue reading
Buying organic produce and products is one of the most straightforward ways to support a better, more sustainable food system. Organic means fewer chemicals, happier soil, fewer antibiotics, higher welfare, more buzzy flying things. As I’ve discussed before (for example, here) all of this is good for our planet and good for us and warrants … Continue reading
I’m delighted that isthisfood has been shortlisted for the award for OTB Best Food Blog at the Soil Association’s #BOOMawards 2016. Thank you to everybody who nominated the blog – it really means a lot. Opting for organic is an important element of trying to eat as sustainably as possible. The Soil Association works tirelessly to … Continue reading
With a bit of a bump, I’ve landed back in the beating heart of London and, all too quickly, my WWOOF trip to the Isle of Eigg feels very far away. My flat lease is ending and there’s cupboards to clear, utility companies to call and the not insignificant task of finding a new place … Continue reading
In case you’re in any doubt as to why somebody would choose to spend a fortnight volunteering on a small croft on a (frequently wet and often chilly) tiny island just off the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, let me explain. As I discuss elsewhere on isthisfood (for instance, here and here), my developing … Continue reading
I can’t see Rum to the west or the cliffs to the east. Thick rain-filled cloud has been hanging around for a day or so now, shrouding what have quickly come to be familiar points of reference. A. and I have been at Croft 13 on the Isle of Eigg for 3(ish) days now and … Continue reading
The Isle of Eigg (pronounced ‘Egg’) is the stuff of dreams. An 8km x 5km island located 10km off the west coast of Scotland, Eigg has the first electricity grid powered entirely by renewable energy. Amazing. Following a community buy-out, the 100 or so people who live on Eigg own it – meaning they are … Continue reading
isthisfood has been nominated in the Soil Association’s BOOM Awards for the Organic Trade Board’s Best Food Blog award. Yay! This is wonderful recognition of what I’m doing with isthisfood and is hugely important to me. But it doesn’t stop there – isthisfood needs your help! The judges still need to know what makes isthisfood great … Continue reading
I currently live in a flat in London’s Zone 2. I’m well aware that despite the apparent distance between my table and where my food is produced, raised, and grown, whenever I eat I have the opportunity to exercise my convictions about myriad food questions and issues – cross-reference Wendell Berry‘s ‘eating is an agricultural … Continue reading
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