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Week 7 of the More Farmers More Food campaign looks at Poultry Farming
Poultry farming in the UK is heavily industrialised putting unethical stress on the birds grown for meat and feathers.
Week 6 of More Farmers More Food Campaign looks at fruit farming.
We look at the health benefits of eating more British fruit.
Week 5 of More Farmers More Food looks at cereal farming.
We look at the difference between whole grains and refined grains with regard to health benefits.
Week 4 on More Farmers More Food looked at UK vegetable and fruit farming.
By eating locally produced seasonal fruit and veg we can support our local farmers and improve our diets.
On week 3 of the More Farmers More Food campaign we looked at chickens and the egg industry
Week 3 of the More Farmers More Food campaign is all about eggs.
Week 2 of the More Farmers More Food campaign discussed other types of dairy product
The benefits of dairy products.
Week 1 – More Farmers, More Food Campaign looks at the dairy industry.
Week 1 of our More Farmers More Food social media campaign looked at the dairy industry and focused specifically on mik production.
Too much red tape leaves farmers ‘hanging’.
PFFA were contacted by Clem Jackson, an organic farmer in Devon, about difficulties with obtaining planning permission. It's almost as if they don't want farmers to be more efficient. Read his story below.
Small-scale farms can offer resilience.
Small-scale farms are less affected by adverse weather conditions and could become an important part of our food security networks. Local producers, Stonelynk Organics, in Fairlight Hastings run by Hélène Maerschalck and her partner Stephen Atkinson, explain how they survived the persistently wet Spring weather. (2 min read)
I turned my urban garden into a self-sufficiency haven.
Ann, PFFA Regional Ambassador, has sent us before and after pictures of her urban garden. It's amazing how much she has done in less than a year. Take a look.
Under the Udder – my conventional dairy farm milking experience
A PFFA volunteer tells us about her time milking the cows at a dairy farm. Do you have a story to share? Send it to us at info@the-pffa.org
Why I joined the PFFA.
Jill, one of the PFFA admin team, explains how she first became a member and talks about her GYO city garden.
PFFA Volunteer reports on her GYO garden
PFFA volunteer, Della Reynolds shows you round her GYO garden in East Sussex.
Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.
Charlie Spedding reveals that we have all been misled about the effects of cholesterol in our bodies. (2 min read)
Weight loss without hunger.
Losing weight is easier than most people think but to do so we need to eat the opposite of what we are told to eat. A second blog post from Charlie Spedding.
