Seeds for Change

Reducing the footprint of food production is not all about what happens on the farm. PHOTO:...

Climate friendly food

It's not just about cutting emissions on the farm, writes Sean Connelly.

All the ingredients for change

Production and consumption both have lessons to teach us about the future of food. PHOTO: GETTY...

All the ingredients for change

Much of the discussion around the future of food in NZ focuses on the impact on the primary sector - whether that’s about global trends towards plant-based diets, addressing climate change and biodiversity, or rising concern among consumers about where their food comes from and how it's produced.

Catering for caring

Henry Hatherly and his mum, Susie Hatherly, of Dunedin, enjoy being able to shop locally for...

Catering for caring

We can all care for the ways in which our food is produced.

Good evidence for good food

The Northeast Valley Community Garden, a great community asset, but is it the answer to all food...

Good evidence for good food

Gathering good evidence will be vital to designing food systems fit for the future, writes Sean Connelly.

Chewing over the issue

Chewing over the issue

Policy needs to change following the warnings about our land use, writes Mark Howden.

Eating in a safe space

New research has brought a renewed focus on what we eat and how we produce it. Photo: Getty Images

Eating in a safe space

What we eat and how much we eat is threatening both our health and that of the planet writes Sean Connelly.

A wider sense of local

A broader view of what local can mean, might lead to richer food connections, writes Sean Connelly.

Food system needs new 'sense'

There's more than a little food for thought in the most recent climate change science, writes Sean Connelly.

Plans for a good harvest

Under a low-emissions economy scenario, land near urban areas would be given over to horticulture...

Plans for a good harvest

A new report has ploughed a furrow towards the future, writes senior lecturer Sean Connelly.

Is it time to talk about food?

Is it time we started talking more about food in New Zealand?

Chewing over our emissions

Eating locally produced food, organic food and less meat will help curb carbon emissions. Photo:...

Chewing over our emissions

Getting emissions pricing right is identified as one of the critical motivators for change, Sean Connelly writes.

Charter heralds fairer system

Senior lecturer at the University of Otago Sean Connelly asks what the purpose of our food system really is.

Reclaiming organic

An employee checks the prices of lemons at a Whole Foods store. The US Whole Foods chain was...

Reclaiming organic

When "organic" becomes just another marketing term, it might be time to think again, writes Sean Connelly.

Protecting our land

While we are renowned worldwide for our farming and agriculture productivity, New Zealand does not actually have much high-class agricultural land, writes Sean Connelly.