Food production will have to change to deliver the methane emissions reductions agreed at COP26. How will this work? Last week, I interviewed a “regenerative farmer” in Fife who may have some answers. Claire Pollock has a mixed farm of animals and arable - she doesn’t plough but sows cereal straight onto harvest stubble. Cows eat only grass or silage and they move around … [Read more...] about Regenerative farming could cut methane emissions
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More real than reality TV – the virtual community kitchen
On camera, the guests hold up the contents of their pots and pans to be checked by Noura while children and pets flit by in the background.One of the silver linings to come out of Covid's many dark clouds is the way people adapt to the restrictions caused by the disease. When our usual activities are curtailed, we find new opportunities. New ways of doing things. The Virtual … [Read more...] about More real than reality TV – the virtual community kitchen
What’s for breakfast today?
‘We are so grateful to have a core of customers that continue to support us week after week. Where will we end up? I don’t know, so we will keep going.’This is a story by a chef determined to survive. Fred Berkmiller owns and runs a small French restaurant in Edinburgh and with his permission Sceptical Scot republishes his latest blogpost. As Covid restrictions tighten and … [Read more...] about What’s for breakfast today?