Food

London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
Richard Sharp

London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs

There are far more opportunities to grow food and produce wine in London than you may think. Urban Wine Company’s Richard Sharp takes a tour of London’s inner-city growers

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

The Big Issue 100 Changemakers list celebrates the people and organisations who are creating positive change. Sophia Alexandra Hall introduces our class of 2026.

Have dinner parties always been smug?
Society

Have dinner parties always been smug?

Having people over, as the self-consciously un-snobbish tried to rebrand it, seems to have lost credibility

Looking for a comfort watch this January? The Food Network is here for you
Lucy Sweet

Looking for a comfort watch this January? The Food Network is here for you

Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut
Music

Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut

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How marmalade spread across the world
Food

How marmalade spread across the world

Young people turning to social media over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: ‘Social media is trumping doctors’
Health

Young people turning to social media over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: ‘Social media is trumping doctors’

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040
Christmas

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040

Where do British Christmas traditions really come from?  
Christmas

Where do British Christmas traditions really come from?  

Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
Inflation

Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
Christmas

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

Child hunger is a ‘damning indictment’ of Britain, says Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu
Child hunger

Child hunger is a ‘damning indictment’ of Britain, says Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’
Shopping

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Health

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?
Food

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Food

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue’s Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 
Food

Sowing seeds of change: How Big Issue’s Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience 

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: ‘We need resilience in our food system’
Food

George Lamb on how an Ibiza dance floor set him on a farming odyssey: ‘We need resilience in our food system’

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Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
Food

Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch

Inside the Big Issue: We are what we eat
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: We are what we eat

‘Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war’: The truth about the anti-vegan backlash
Food

‘Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war’: The truth about the anti-vegan backlash

Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?
Food

Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?