Wave magazine

Fish4Ever speaks out against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing as Commonwealth Foundation plans to launch new initiative

Fish4Ever Chief Buyer Raffaella Scorretti says: “Fish4Ever says ‘no’ to theft and calls on other canned fish companies to follow suit!” After hearing about the latest atrocities carried out in the name of fishing.

According to the latest report, from The Global Extent of Illegal Fishing published by the Marine Resource Assessment Group, between $10bn and $23bn is being lost to Africa alone by illegal fishing.

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RainForest Café supports National Allergy Week

“It is hard being allergic because I can’t do what other children do. For example, I can’t always go to friends’ birthday parties, especially if the party is in a restaurant or an ice cream parlour,” says Peter, age 11.

Do you or someone you know suffer from any allergy or food intolerances? It’s hard to imagine how it feels for Peter, and how, as a parent, do you begin to explain?

According to Allergy UK, one in three of the UK population are affected by allergies at some point in their lives and 40 per cent of children currently suffer from an allergy. Their 2007 survey ‘Stolen Lives’ highlights how people that suffer from food allergies consider their lives “stressful and nobody seems to understand”.

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Elaine Hills-Haney presents some compelling thoughts on why ditching meat can be a good idea

What’s the one thing you can do to magically decrease the amount of suffering in the world, drastically reduce your carbon footprint and improve your health? Turn vegetarian!

The packaging of that seemingly innocuous chicken sandwich from the supermarket disguises the fact that it could be the end product of a chain involving the overfeeding of often lame birds in crowded, unhygienic cages, with no natural light. Even if birds are freerange – allowed more space and to go outdoors – the slaughtering process is still harrowing.

The sausage sandwich from the deli on the corner may seem harmless, but the massive scale of meat production to meet the needs of Western diets is having a devastating effect on the planet. Huge scale livestock production has led to a demand for more grazing pastures, leading to massive deforestation – between 2000 and 2005, ninety million acres of forest were destroyed, resulting in a loss of biodiversity and an increase in carbon emissions, partly because they were previously absorbed by trees. Raising animals for food also contributes to water pollution and the wind (methane) passed by these animals produces more greenhouse gas emissions than the world’s entire transport system!

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Something for everyone at the biggest farmers’ market ever

The Real Food Festival is pretty much the biggest farmers market ever, where you will be able to meet, taste, learn and buy from over 400 of the UK’s very best producers.

The big difference with Real Food is that producers have been handpicked by a selection committee of passionate experts and heavily subsidised to exhibit, so by attending not only will you get to try and buy great produce, you will also be supporting local producers. Taste workshops, a wine fair, a cookery school with Barny Haughton and a chefs theatre featuring culinary stars such as Raymond Blanc will ensure a food and drink lover’s day out like no other.

The Real Food Festival is unique because a Selection Committee chaired by Lyndon Gee, former director of Slow Food UK, will select producers to ensure a high degree of integrity and quality for the event. (more…)

The secret of Kromland Farm Organic Rooibos Tea

Inside the fine sandy soil of historic Kromland Farm high up in the Cedar Mountains there lies a secret. A secret which you’ll only find in theelegantly tapered leaves of the small green bush growing freely in this corner of South Africa’s Western Cape province. That secret is the uniquely sweet and soothing taste of new Kromland Farm Organic Rooibos Tea.

Kromland Farm is a tea deeply rooted in the rich heritage of South Africa. Growers at the farm have been cultivating the rooibos – literally Afrikaans for ‘red bush’ – since 1902. Belief in the health giving properties of the delicate needle-shaped leaves goes back much further than that, though; South Africa’s ancient Khoisan people have been enjoying its rich flavour and potent health benefits for thousands of years.

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