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Edinburgh Fish City: A market for local fish

The seafood industry is facing challenging times. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a decline in exports hitting the industry hard with exports falling by £712m (23.3% by value) in the first six months of 2020. Ongoing lockdowns across the four nations have driven down demand from UK

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Cinnamon buns, curiosity and conversations

In the Highlands of Scotland, not far from the mountain resort town of Aviemore, there is a bright yellow horsebox, decorated with colourful flags. That horsebox is the home of Reviving Food, a mobile micro-bakery, where founder and owner Rosie Gray bakes and sells sourdough bread and

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Desire lines: What our food practice during COVID tells us about the food system we want

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic our food supply chains were forced to flex beyond what many thought possible, and whilst they were temporarily disrupted during the pandemic, exacerbated by media-fed anxiety about shortages, food continued to flow. Although this shows a certain robustness and ability

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