Civilising influences
The ancient Mayan civilisation collapsed over a thousand years ago, but its people lived on and are now part of a new ‘civilisation’ –...
Regulatory threats … and opportunities
“Next week”, announced the dulcet-toned Charlotte Green, “Radio 4 will broadcast the first in a two part-series in which Lord Gus O'Donnell makes a...
Festishistic? No, just enjoying food and having fun
You Aren’t What You Eat takes pot shots at fetishistic ‘foodists’ while eulogising genetic engineeringists. Craig Sams can only despair at its author’s warped...
It’s independents who are growing organic sales – let’s support them!
Independent retailers are organic's true believers and best promoters. Let's use the powerful 'Organic. Naturally different.' campaign to support them, says Charles Redfern
An old...
Do as I say, not as I do
Our democratically elected leaders have a nasty track record of forcing GM food on their citizens while quietly eating organic at home, says Craig...
Don’t leave it all to a few heroes
“Some people join associations to make problems go away. It’s not enough. You’ve got to engage.”
How true and how right I can imagine quite...
Who gives a toss about tiny differences in vitamins and minerals?
The fixation with tiny nutritional differences between organic and non-organic is a silly distraction from the real issues, writes Craig Sams.
I’m having a bit...
These GM protests were 10,000 years in the making
I'm not sure when the phrase 'reconnecting people with their food' was first coined (it began cropping up in the media around the time...
Hardy ‘millennials’?
Forget the Baby Boomers and Generation X (oh, and the Echo Boomers and Generation Y). Here come the ‘millennials'.
And just in case you’re thinking,...
These bio fools are killing us
Bio-fuel subsidies cost the US taxpayer $6 billion – for an end product that uses 70% more energy from fossil fuels to produce than...
Pay us your $3bn fine – we’ll start a nutritional revolution!
This week global drugs industry giant GSK was hit with an eye-watering $3 billion fine after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud. Why not give...
Organic and Green? It’s our bling.
Residents of Tunbridge Wells are usually acutely aware of their ‘disgusted of’ reputation. We live each day as a national joke (yes, I speak...
Give yourselves a sporting chance this summer!
Robert Taylor – vice president at Vitabiotics and HFMA Council member – urges health food retailers to make the most of the opportunity presented...
Back to the earth
The philosopher Mary Midgley has written extensively about what modern thinkers can learn from Nature. She also suggests that we can all learn from...
How a downfall in organic sales is good for independent retailers
In March the Soil Association released their Organic Market Report 2012 . The headline figure (seized on by the media) was that sales of...
Can I get my NHS no-claims bonus?
Isn’t it amazing that the ‘hippy diet’ the authorities once warned would corrupt a generation is now officially endorsed by the medical establishment, says...
Appy New Year?
Industry analyst Organic Monitor has an intriguing New Year prediction. Not only will mobile technology be used by growing numbers of people in 2012...
Hippy days are here again
Isn’t it amazing that the ‘hippy diet’ the authorities once warned would corrupt a generation is now officially endorsed by the medical establishment, says...
Still making waves
As Rainbow Warrior III sets sail Craig Sams congratulates Greenpeace on being a pain in the bum for evildoers the world over
In 1977 Greenpeace...
Environmentally challenged
I wonder if George Osborne might come to regret the slightly self-satisfied way he told the House of Commons last week "we are not...