the month in food
September ran on the election: a first organic pledge, two parties that answered none of seven questions, and a bacon label the government won't fix. Plus who owns the biggest organic dairy farm, why McDonald's wants our beef, and a hot sauce that says organic.
the month in food
August ran on grain: a malthouse closing, a bread process from 1961, a mark worth four cents a loaf, and Bürgen off the shelves inside a week. Plus what a cow is given in its lifetime, why mince costs what it does, and two people in Riverton with 400 apple varieties.
the month in food
Seventeen days, seventeen pieces, then a plane. July was the month the cheese question finally cracked open, the month bacon and milk kept pointing at the same gap between how an animal lived and what it ate, and the month I wrote down who I am before telling anyone else what to buy.
the month in food
The June wrap. The whole month kept circling one question, what a label actually guarantees, across Weet-Bix, glyphosate, a Central Otago trip, the oils in your pantry, and a closing cup of coffee.
the month in food
A monthly recap of everything published — the egg investigation, the Long Drift series, the chicken trilogy, the Real Food Map launch, and a plantation that turns thirty. Plus a quick orientation if it's your first visit.
the month in food
A retrospective recap of April 2026 — the water series, the food system investigations, the first brand ownership pieces, and the foundations of what became the Long Drift series
