Monthly Archives: December 2014

Incredible Edible Todmorden celebrates with French guest who offers a five step method for starting your own Incredible Edible

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Geoff Tansey

It’s changed lives, is changing education and is spreading round the world with remarkable speed. Especially when you consider it was just an idea in a little town in the South Pennines just over seven years ago. It’s Incredible Edible … Continue reading →

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Making crops use water more effectively and making life better for farmers – twin goals for Prof J Zhang

Posted on 11 December 2014 by Geoff Tansey

In 2008, the journal Nature called him one of the five crop researchers who could change the world. His name is Jianhua Zhang, and today he is Professor of Plant Biology in the School of Life Sciences and Director of … Continue reading →

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Hear the launch of #FeedingBritain report by the All-Party Inquiry into Hunger in the UK

Posted on 8 December 2014 by Geoff Tansey

After a blaze of publicity yesterday and in front of TV cameras today, the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger in the United Kingdom was launched this morning in Parliament. You can hear a full recording of the launch event here: … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s latest dietary guidelines aim to tackle both under and over nutrition and warn of dangers of ultra processed foods and advertising

Posted on 1 December 2014 by Geoff Tansey

“The main diseases that currently affect the Brazilians are no longer acute but chronic”, according to the Ministry of Health’s introduction to the recently published 2nd edition of the ‘Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population”. “Despite the impressive decrease in … Continue reading →

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