A trade-off for no benefit
We need not sacrifice water quality to grow vegetables.
Seeds for Change
Setting us up for a grim harvest
Setting us up for a grim harvest
The can just disappeared down the road again.
Growing for good recognises some limits
Growing for good recognises some limits
It is past time farming stepped into its future, writes Sean Connelly.
Retreating to something better
Retreating to something better
Do we need a process of managed retreat from hyper-productive agriculture?
Clearing the air around methane
Clearing the air around methane
No single fix will get us to our agricultural methane emission targets.
Growing for the long term
Growing for the long term
There is a growing anxiety over the price of food and our supermarket duopoly is at the centre of concern, writes Sean Connelly.
Conversations for a system in crisis
Conversations for a system in crisis
We need to connect up the conversations about our struggling food system, writes Sean Connelly.
Food to feed ourselves
Food to feed ourselves
We need to talk about the food we produce for ourselves, writes Sean Connelly.
Considering our grandchildren
Considering our grandchildren
We need to think beyond 2100, say an international group of researchers.
Facing up to the hurt of hunger
Facing up to the hurt of hunger
The Commerce Commission report on competition in the retail grocery sector has rightly placed attention on the control that the two major supermarket chains play in shaping our food system.
Reimagining our food
Reimagining our food
We can still remodel the food system to provide us what we really need, writes Sean Connelly.
Climate friendly food
Climate friendly food
It's not just about cutting emissions on the farm, writes Sean Connelly.
All the ingredients for change
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
Catering for caring
We can all care for the ways in which our food is produced.
Good evidence for good 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
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 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'
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
Plans for a good harvest
A new report has ploughed a furrow towards the future, writes senior lecturer Sean Connelly.