What does ‘local’ actually mean?
Being able to shop near your home can be good for the environment, the economy and a sense of community — all while boosting house prices. But how truly local are these businesses?
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Tag: Food
Eating ourselves to death
A review of Ravenous by Henry Dimbleby and Jemima Lewis and Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy by Anne Barnhill and Matteo Bonotti for the TLS (April 28, 2023) which explores the issues of food and public health.
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The ethics of cultivated meat
I contributed this chapter to the book Cultivated Meat to Secure Our Future: Hope for Animals, Food Security and the Environment, edited by Philip Lymbery and Michel Vandenbosch. Despite the book's title, my chapter is quite sceptical. To the credit of the editors, they still included it.
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If you know what’s good for you…
Why organic food is good, but not as god as many claim, plus latest news in the fortnightly Microphilosophy newsletter
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Has organic food passed its sell-by date?
Short answer: Organic produce still has an important role to play in our food system. I will continue to buy it, and am a member of the Soil Association, too. It may not quite be past its sell-by date, but the crude organic/non-organic divide has gone stale.
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