Our Food for Life #StateOfTheNation report reveals 'Fruit and veg given to children under a govt scheme are largely imported, often of poor quality & have higher levels of pesticide residues than supermarket equivalents' 👫🍎🥕🥦 bit.ly/2DyZapc theguardian.com/education/2018…

Food prices are rising. But worse still, in recent years healthy foods have risen in price more steeply than unhealthy foods. Is this fair for children from the poorest areas? #StateOfTheNation bit.ly/2DyZapc #healthyfood #junkfood 🍔🍕👫🥦🥕

The weedkiller in our food is killing us | Erin Brockovich theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms theguardian.com/science/2018/d…

US agribusiness lobbyists paid for trip by David Davis theguardian.com/politics/2018/…

Excited to be heading to #ORFC19 sounds like there are some great sessions including the new organic herb growers alliance. Count me in!

So much inspiring stuff at ORFC19 including Richard Perkins of ridgedalepermaculture.com in Sweden. Amazing sounding system!

The ground-breaking #EATLancet Commission show #agroecological #farming CAN feed the world a 'planetary health diet'. Recommendations towards a #sustainable food & farming system to achieve #healthydiets by 2050 are game changing. Joanna Lewis statement 👉 bit.ly/2AQQzfL

Amazing and inspiring! Spine Race: Jasmin Paris becomes first female winner of 268-mile ultra marathon bbc.co.uk/sport/athletic…

We're hiring our second Postcode Gardener down in Bideford, Devon! Do you know anyone who might be great for the role? Please share it with your networks. They need to be a great gardener, as well as being a great community organiser :) bit.ly/2Hr2Wop

Ever wonder whether organic is worth it? A groundbreaking study shows toxic pesticides dropped up to 95% after one week on an organic diet. We cannot let pesticide companies continue to poison people for profit. We need #OrganicForAll. fooddive.com/news/study-eat…

TEN YEAS AGO TODAY I was diagnosed with stage 4, incurable, secondary, metastatic breast cancer and I AM NOT DEAD. In fact I have never felt so un-dead. Please watch this amazing video my pal made. I’m overwhelmed already and it’s only 9.20am.

1. MPs just voted clearly to say we should never leave EU without a deal 2. Govt lost cos so many Tories, inc ministers, ignored what told to do by party bosses 3. May warns if MP s don't accept her deal v soon reality is that means a long delay to Brexit 4. Votes on delay tmrw

The Brexiters blame Remainers. They blame the civil service. They blame the EU27. They blame so-called "elites". They blame everyone but themselves: the very people who cooked up Brexit, sold it as all things to all people, and now cry betrayal when reality intervenes.

On Channel 4 News tonight: Food charities and industry tell government “Stop passing the buck” on responsibility for ensuring vulnerable people can get the food they need in a #NoDeal Brexit food crisis.” Pensioners, children in low-income families, people who are ill or disabled.

Happy #WorldSoilDay 🌱🐛🥬🐜🌱 Healthy #soil prevents erosion, reduces flood risks 💧 and stores huge amounts of carbon helping us fight #ClimateChange It helps sustains life on 🌍 so let’s do our best to protect, preserve and restore it! #COP25 #TimeforAction

1/2 New research shows that #pesticides are causing harm to the vital #soil organisms beneath our feet with an “overwhelmingly negative” impact on earthworms, beetles and other creatures Guardian news 🪱 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Looking forward to the fascinating programme for the Soil Association Nature & Net Zero & Food Security conference. Watch the livestream - soilassociation.co/3ET6FVL See the full programme - soilassociation.co/3LoX0Zt #MainstreamAgroecology

"We argue that #agroforestry and integrated farm woodland is a viable & cost effective way to enhance tree planting across England" - Clive Thomas Soil Association #MainstreamAgroecology