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Climate resilient coffee varieties helping Kenyan farmers to protect UK brews

Traditional strains are failing to produce the same quality and quantity of coffee as diseases and climate change bite.

The Independent UK · Oct 1

How extreme global weather is causing UK tea prices to surge

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The Independent UK · Sep 21

Tea shortage warning as climate crisis sees production plummet and prices soar

Local farmers face increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, lower crop yields and quality, alongside escalating operational expenses over recent years

The Independent UK · Sep 20

‘Dull and musty’: the best (and worst) supermarket breakfast teabags, tasted and rated

We spill the tea on the supermarket bags worth your cuppa – and which should be left to stew

The Guardian - UK · May 9

8 best supermarket dark chocolates, taste-tested

The health benefits of dark chocolate are one reason many of us turn to it

The Independent UK · May 1

‘Rich, indulgent and full of flavour’: the best hot chocolate, tasted and rated

Sinking into a cup of cocoa softens many of life’s problems, but quality varies. Which are fudgy pleasures and which are simply powdered pap?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4

‘Dangerously moreish’: the best supermarket Easter eggs, tasted and rated

With an egg-cellent roster on offer, which chocolate treats are the most moreish and which aren’t worth shelling out on?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28

East Africa grows millions of flowers sold in UK – but workers ‘suffering’ to make it happen

IN FOCUS: More than 20 million flowers are set to be sold in the UK for Mother’s Day. Campaigners say that the dire conditions on many flower farms show why the UK needs a new law to ensure workers are protected across entire supply chains. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK · Mar 9

Why are homegrown apples in the UK more expensive than imported bananas?

From flooding in Peru to the fight for fair wages, a lot more goes into the price of fruit than what supermarkets charge consumers for

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

All things bright and beautiful need to be sustainable as well, says Church of England’s new flower policy

Anyone on the flower rota at England’s parish churches will now be reconsidering the way they do their arrangements, after Church of England leaders voted to use more seasonal and local flowers.

The Conversation · Feb 13