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Deep Fried Planet special – Ecocide

A special edition focusing on the crime of ecocide, November 15. The current series of Deep Fried Planet has ended. But we’re not quite finished yet! In this extended special edition I speak to the initiator of the Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights, barrister turned activist Polly Higgins, about her campaign to make ecocide a crime. Can […]

Leaders preserving our future – climate change conference

On Wednesday November 3rd I will be joining a host of other speakers at the World Preservation Foundation conference Leaders Preserving Our Future at Central Hall, Westminster. I will be attending the all-day conference in my ongoing role as an advisor to Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Monday and discussing the success of the campaign in encouraging […]

Healthy Planet Eating

Check out this new report on sustainable, healthy eating for Friends of the Earth. I was really pleased to be asked to produce this report for Friends of the Earth. It pulls together pretty much all that is known about healthy eating, and provides a roadmap to where our modern meat/protein heavy diet has gone wrong. It […]

My First Look At series – four new titles

My A First Look at… series of children’s books has been running for more than a decade. I’m enormously proud of it. This week sees two new editions: Everyone matters: A first look at respect for others and I can make a difference: A first look at setting a good example. These follow the summer release of I can do […]

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Join me every Friday at Resonance 104.4 FM

From Friday September 16 at 12.30pm I will be joining London’s Resonance 104.4 FM as the host of the programme Deep Fried Planet. I’ll be sitting in for regular host Joss Garman until November 5th. The lunchtime show features lively chat with leading environmentalists and change-makers who have some interesting things to say about the state of the world, what’s gone wrong […]

New audioblog is live

Ecoreflections360 is an experiment in occasional blogging that draws, in a very personal way, on those stories or themes that seemed to sum up the mood of the week for me. The blog will be updated regularly, so keep checking in here, or follow me on Twitter for news.

See you at Bristol’s Festival of Nature

The 7th annual Festival of Nature takes over the beautiful Bristol Harbourside on the weekend of June 12-13. There is a full programme of speakers and events that gives nature lovers of all ages the opportunity to explore, enjoy and get close to the natural world. Best of all it is free entry for everyone. This is Pat’s second appearance […]

Follow me on twitter

For regular – but not obsessive – updates on interesting, relevant stories. My twitter page is updated a few times a week and flags up the stories that have caught her eye as well as new articles and blogs from her and links to interesting commentators and changemakers all over the web. All followers welcome!

I’ll be at UK Aware 2010

On Saturday April 17th I’ll be talking about how to make our food system sustainable and secure. The two-day event at London’s Olympia is full of tips and hints for greener living, as well as products, services and inspiration which will help you live a more sustainable, greener lifestyle. There is a full programme of speakers and […]

Finally a book that cuts the global food system down to size

The key to food security is thinking smaller…

My new book presents a global perspective on food production and agriculture and proposes a sustainable and fairly traded path we can follow to secure food for all and protection for the planet. With chapters on your kitchen through to global systems via your garden, schools, community, and an insight into food issues in cities and on farms, Stuffed takes a political and personal look the way that food systems influence, and can be influenced by, our choices.

The preface was written by Michael Pollan, (The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and In Defense of Food) and the book also contains contributing essays by respected experts, Monty Don, Geetie Singh, Jeanette Orrey, Rob Hopkins, Carolyn Steel, Peter Melchett, Patrick Holden, Vandana Shiva and Eric Schlosser.

It’s published by Alastair Sawday Publishing in partnership with the Soil Association. To buy your copy, click here