My blogs on food and farming

I write and campaign on food and farming issues as well as bugs. Here is a selection of recent blogs and articles:

On agriculture and supply chain policies and the new Agriculture Act 2020
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/feb21-farmers-need-power-money/
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jan21-looking-ahead-farming2021/
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/nov20-new-agriculture-act2020/
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jan20_less_chaotic_2020_for_food_farming/
https://anewnatureblog.com/2018/07/04/farm-based-inspiration-out-of-the-westminster-bubble-guest-blog-by-vicki-hird/
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/dec20-good-example-finance-models/
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jul20-orchards-agroforestry-climate-nature/
https://www.wcl.org.uk/we-need-to-find-the-sweet-spot-where-environment-social-and-health-goals-meet.asp
https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/price-environment-ethics/what-does-brexit-mean-food-prices

https://www.greenfunders.org/2020/11/12/the-agriculture-act-a-case-study-for-funding-effective-policy-work/

On land use
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jun20_green_and_pressured_land_report/

On Climate
https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion-climate-change-deniers-are-a-threat-to-farming
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/nov19_forestfires_food_impact/

On overseas Aid policy
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/priti-patel-international-aid-international-development-dfid-a7380791.html

On Soya and deforestation
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/feb/03/big-soy-small-farmers-are-fighting-back-against-power-agribusiness?

And where I have a number of articles

https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/

https://www.resurgence.org/magazine/author1593-vicki-hird.html
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/author/vickihird/
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/author/vicki-hird/