Expert opinions :: from Do Something's FoodWise web site

'12 Days of Christmas' Ideas

Check out some of these ideas from Rosemary Cadden and Jane Wilcox for using up some of the most common festive fare, plus tips on how to store those excess food purchases.

Snack to the future

Posted on: 15 Dec, 2010

Nicole Senior examines the pros and cons of modern food production, and where it’s heading.

Happy meals

Posted on: 15 Dec, 2010

Nicole Senior shares her top tips on smarter, healthier, greener food choices.

Green grocering

Posted on: 14 Dec, 2010

Make a difference to the planet with your shopping, cooking and living habits. Follow Nicole Senior’s green tips for a lifestyle that’s good for the environment.

Keep your eyes peeled: Good things come in natural packaging

Richard Glover writes about the ridiculous amount of plastic packaging used in the fruit and vegetable section of Australian supermarkets.

UK Fish Dependence: The increasing reliance of the UK on fish from elsewhere

Posted on: 4 Aug, 2010

The New Economic Foundation's Rupert Crilly and Aniol Estaban write about their new report, Fish Dependence, and the UK's dependence on dwindling fish supplies.

The true cost of our daily bread

Posted on: 19 Jun, 2010

'Food mile' labels don't always tell the whole story, writes The Sydney Morning Herald Environment Editor Ben Cubby.

Food for thought while millions die of hunger

Posted on: 5 Jun, 2010

The world is rapidly moving towards disaster. We face a global food shortage, the like of which the world has never seen. Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen talks about the global food situation.

Passe to many but home economics adds up in the modern world

Posted on: 5 Jun, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald columnist Lisa Pryor writes about her experiences with crock pots, pressure cookers and old-fashioned cooking in a modern world.

Served with care

Posted on: 20 May, 2010

Yukako Ichikawa, owner and chef of Wafu in Sydney, shares with FoodWise her philosophy about food and food waste.

Who says less meat means less heat?

Posted on: 13 Apr, 2010

Donna Green and Liz Minchin write about the connections between meat and greenhouse gas emissions.

Should we stop eating chocolate for the good of the planet?

Posted on: 13 Apr, 2010

Donna Green and Liz Minchin show us the hidden environmental costs of chocolate.

Seasonal freshness

Posted on: 18 Mar, 2010

Seasonal food experts, Allan Campion and Michele Curtis, highlight the importance of eating food that is in season. As well as being better for the environment, it also tastes better.

Go native

Posted on: 10 Feb, 2010

Native foods expert Vic Cherikoff writes about the rich and varied ingredients found right here on our shores.

A blight on us for a perfectly fruity fetish

Posted on: 21 Jan, 2010

When it comes to the critical problems facing humanity, there is one issue that does not command our attention the way it should, it's our abuse of fruit and vegetables, writes Chris Middendorp.