"The university has a history of achieving awards and playing a pioneering role in sustainable issues. Now students can be sure that food isn't just freshly
prepared using quality
ingredients, but is also supporting the local economy and higher standards of animal welfare."
Ian Macaulay, assistant director for catering at Edinburgh University
Scotsman online (22 Jan)
"The world has enough food so why do 870 million people go hungry?": 100 charities join forces to tackle world hunger
The launch of the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign, which is open to the public in several UK cities, will be attended by more than 1,000 campaign supporters.
The Mirror (23 Jan)
The Soil Association has joined the campaign. Find out why from Helen Browning, chief executive of the Soil Association and add your voice here
University lands top food award
Edinburgh University has landed a prestigious award for food served to students at its main halls of residence. It has become the first Scottish university to land the bronze Food for Life Catering Mark for the quality of the 24,000 meals dished up to 2000 students every week at Pollock Halls.
Scotsman online (22 Jan)
Find out more about Food For Life in Scotland here
Four out of five people have not heard of green deal, poll finds
Four out of five people have not heard of the UK government's flagship programme to transform the energy efficiency of 14m homes, just days before it launches, according to a YouGov poll.
The Guardian (23 Jan)
Europe 'has failed to learn from environmental disasters'
Europe has failed to learn the lessons from many environmental and health disasters like Chernobyl, leaded petrol and DDT insecticides, and is now ignoring warnings about bee deaths, GM food and nanotechnology, according to an 800-page report by the European Environment Agency.
The Guardian online (23 Jan)
UN and partners launch global campaign to reduce food waste
Consumers, food retailers and governments can take simple actions to dramatically reduce some 1.3 million tons of food waste every year, according to a new campaign launched today by the United Nations and its partners.
United Nations News Centre (22 Jan)
Forestry Commission appoints planning and infrastructure chief as its new director
Ian Gambles, former director of national infrastructure at the Planning Inspectorate, said he would champion a stronger woodland culture and ensure his team would ramp up its emphasis on the green economy.
Horticulture Week (16 Jan)
French stench hits southern England after gas leak
Households in Kent awoke to the stench of rotten eggs, cabbage and garlic wafting across the channel yesterday after the accidental release of a cloud of mercaptan gas from a factory in Rouen.
The Telegraph (22 Jan)
Landslide blamed on 'river of fat' leaves dozens of homes at risk
Dozens of cliff-top homes are at risk after a landslide that residents have blamed on leaks from a pipe carrying waste from a frozen food factory.
The Telegraph (22 Jan)
'Cow power' turning turns manure and food waste into electricity in England
Waste from the cows and food products are used to produce gas to power electric generators in a city in England, it has been revealed.
NewsTrackIndia.com (23 Jan)
Compost Moves Up in NYC
Half-eaten salads tossed out by Midtown office workers these days can end up being carted to an upstate compost farm and then returned to Midtown buildings for use as fertilizer on green rooftops.
The Wall Street Journal (22 Jan)
Environment Agency's flood management under fire
The Environment Agency has pledged to look at ways of making it easier for farmers to maintain watercourses and flood defences on their land.
Farmers Weekly (22 Jan)
UK farming 'better off in EU' despite PM's referendum pledge
Union chiefs have claimed UK farming is 'better off inside the EU', despite Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum on the country's role in Europe.
Farmers Guardian (23 Jan)
Farming Today
The Government is bringing in tighter controls over plant imports into the UK.
BBC Radio 4 (23 Jan)
And Finally… An interactive map on how to choose sustainable fish
The Guardian online (22 Jan)
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