http://www.raw.infoRaw news items2013-05-17T00:00:00Every Friday, we profile one of our food heroes - people, past and present, who have helped to kickstart a global food and farming revolution. This week's hero is acclaimed TV chef, food writer and activist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.http://www.raw.info/latest/our-friday-food-hero-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall2013-05-15T00:00:00Farming in the UK looks set to change direction with the rise of ‘mega-farms’ for cows, pigs and salmon. Earlier this week, the government backed the creation of large-scale facilities to increase the production of ‘cheap’ meat. Unsurprisingly, this dramatic step towards even more intense factory farming methods is dividing opinion, with campaigners warning of a threat to animal welfare, human health and the environment. We take a look at The Independent’s coverage of the story.http://www.raw.info/latest/the-rise-of-mega-farms-in-the-uk2013-05-10T00:00:00Scientists recently revealed a genetically modified (GM) pig, which has undergone a 'gene-editing' process to become 'disease resistant'. Some reports have suggested that ‘Pig 26’ could 'win over' GM opponents. But it hasn't won us over and here is why.http://www.raw.info/latest/gm-pigs-will-not-feed-the-world2013-05-03T00:00:00Every Friday, we profile one of our food heroes - people, past and present, who have helped to kickstart a global food and farming revolution. This week's hero is Alex Renton - an award-winning journalist specialising in food culture and policy around the world.http://www.raw.info/latest/our-friday-food-hero-alex-renton2013-04-22T00:00:00In celebration of Earth Day 2013, we've rounded up our top seven Earth Day stories for you to enjoy.http://www.raw.info/latest/seven-of-the-best-earth-day-2013-stories2013-04-19T00:00:00Every Friday, we profile one of our food heroes - people, past and present, who have helped to kickstart a global food and farming revolution. This week - Carlo Petrini.http://www.raw.info/latest/our-friday-food-hero-carlo-petrini2013-04-18T00:00:00On the 50th anniversary of the death of scientist and environmentalist Rachel Carson, Compassion in World Farming CEO Philip Lymbery is visiting her birthplace to find out more about the raw truth of factory farming. Today, Philip is in the air to get a bird’s eye view of the problem.http://www.raw.info/latest/maryland-muck2013-04-17T00:00:00On the 50th anniversary of the death of scientist and environmentalist Rachel Carson, Compassion in World Farming CEO Philip Lymbery is visiting her birthplace to find out more about the raw truth of factory farming. Today, he focuses on a specific problem – intensive chicken farming.http://www.raw.info/latest/a-chicken-catastrophe-for-chesapeake2013-04-16T00:00:00In 1964, scientist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring – a damning reflection on the impact of industrial agriculture on the natural world. The book is widely credited with helping to launch the modern environmental movement in America. On the 50th anniversary of her death, Compassion in World Farming CEO Philip Lymbery visits her birthplace to find out more about the raw truth of factory farming.http://www.raw.info/latest/the-legacy-of-silent-spring2013-04-12T00:00:00Every Friday, we profile one of our food heroes - people, past and present, who have helped to kickstart a global food and farming revolution. This week - Eric Schlosser.http://www.raw.info/latest/our-friday-food-hero-eric-schlosser2013-04-05T00:00:00Here's an interesting infographic/video, which explores 'flexitarianism' or 'flexible vegetarianism' - a diet of less meat and more veg.http://www.raw.info/latest/no-loss-of-appetite-for-flexitarianism2013-03-29T00:00:00Every Friday, we profile one of our food heroes - people, past and present, who have helped to kickstart a global food and farming revolution. This week - Lester Brown.http://www.raw.info/latest/our-friday-food-hero-lester-brown2013-03-28T00:00:00Raw campaigner Jonty Whittleton has just returned from a fact-finding tour of farming in Hanoi – Vietnam’s capital city. After a 17-hour flight, he’s back in the office – jet-lagged but full of hope. This is his story.http://www.raw.info/latest/a-first-hand-look-at-farming-in-vietnam2013-03-22T00:00:00Every Friday, we profile one of our food heroes - people, past and present, who have helped to kickstart a global food and farming revolution. This week - Arthur Potts Dawson.http://www.raw.info/latest/our-friday-food-hero-arthur-potts-dawson2013-03-19T00:00:00As the UK continues to deal with the horsemeat scandal, another food and farming crisis is developing, this time in China. Thousands of dead pigs have been found floating down Shanghai’s largest river, the Huangpu; a major source of drinking water for the area. Compassion in World Farming CEO Philip Lymbery examines the crisis.http://www.raw.info/latest/chinas-river-of-pigs