Convening a zero-carbon food export forum from Scotland - Europe. Details announced next week. Nourish Scotland @GlasgowLocavore @MagsCGF Fearghas MacCoisichear EdinburghFoodStudio DMs are open.

Worth remembering that before the Brexit truck-chaos kicks in, Britain's food system is already broken, lacking in resilience and capacity and imports 80% from abroad: businessinsider.com/no-deal-brexit…

Inspectors have taken our joy, says closing ⁦Barwheys Dairy⁩ Total mockery ‘Good Food Nation’. More like ‘Scotland, nation that fears real food’ Priority for Scottish Government? ⁦@GeoffOgleFSS⁩ must GO! #cheese #raw milk ⁦Selina Cairns⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/inspec…

#Bayer shares slump as Roundup cancer verdict stands bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Failure of the appeal confirms there’s enough science to back the original verdict. #glyphosate

Insect-filled chocolates, rat hair noodles, and maggoty orange juice: The reality of a Brexit trade deal with Trump uk.businessinsider.com/rat-hairs-and-…

Due to unforseen circumstances I wont be able to give a talk at todays @CropsinPots Harvest Festival - very sorry - I hope it goes well on a lovely blustery day - apologies to all.

Welcome to Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight! [one in five Scottish fish farms 'not meeting standards' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla… … BBC News (UK) 56 of the country's 297 licensed fish farms were rated 'poor', 'very poor' or 'at risk' Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)] What are your #ScotFoodGoals ?

Delighted to be speaking at @CropsinPots Harvest Festival this Sunday at 1.30 on community, food, land and celebration - come join us!

NEW | Analysis: #Scotland told to ‘Get Real’ on Transport and Agriculture #Emissions , How Can we hit #NetZero ?

By Mike Small: desmog.co.uk/2018/09/25/ana…

Jude Kirton-Darling MEP sending solidarity to Wetherspoons workers going on strike for the 1st time on 04 October . They'll be striking alongside McDonald's and TGIFridays workers & demanding £10/HR and a union #McStrike #SpoonStrike #AllEyesOnTGIs Jude Kirton-Darling

Simon from ⁦Triodos Bank UK (inactive)⁩ ethical bank suggests we develop league tables for all public procurement. We second that! #OrganicSeptember #NourishingChange

Is it okay that the richest 1% now own as much wealth as the rest of the world?

Today the #FairTrade movement launches the #FairTrade Charter.
#TradeFairLiveFair

Read more here >> bit.ly/Fairtrade-Fair…

New report from Climate Change Committee calls on Scottish Ministers to speed up climate change action in agriculture bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Also on 1st Oct @ClaireBakerMSP will be holding a roundtable discussion on 'holiday hunger' in Fife challengepoverty.net/events/holiday… #ChallengePoverty

#Climatechange won't wait. Neither should good #journalism . And neither should you.

Support investigative #climate journalism today: indiegogo.com/projects/backi…

‘Celebrating Scotland’s Food and Drink Success Story’the Scottish Government have just dropped their long-standing commitment to a ‘Good Food Nation Bill’ and disbanded their own Food Commission. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/09/12/cel… @missfoodpr Ethical Company Martin Woestenburg @Verdaliagr

Whatever happened to the Good Food Nation? bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/09/12/cel… Donald Reid @suzygk A Menu for Change #Scotland

Declining Oil and Rise in Renewables Opens Up Possibility for North Sea Transition desmog.co.uk/2018/09/12/dec…

Fizzy drinks which have been banned in scottish schools for years could make a comeback if Scottish Government goes ahead with new food and drink rules, warns Obesity Action Scotland tes.com/news/end-all-w…

Major explanations point 2 conflicts, economic crisis & extreme climatic events. And yet, there is no criticism of current dominant industrial food model. Industrialized & financialized food systems R major drivers of planetary destruction, hunger and climate change. Agroecology!