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From dumplings with a distinctly global flavour, to plant-based dishes that are 'definitely not boring', we zoom in on two UK projects that connect people using food

From using up leftover bread to tackling climate change, our pick of three projects that use brewing as a force for good

Illumination, a company selling solar LED lamps, are on a mission to replace the paraffin lanterns in Tanzania's 1.5 million homes

Plastic bottle greenhouses are inexpensive ways to protect winter crops, but they are also making use of resources that might otherwise go to landfill

Worldwatch senior researcher Danielle Nierenberg spent the last year touring over 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa in search of agricultural innovations that are adaptive, sustainable and [...]

Surplus fruit is being salvaged by a new and highly inventive sustainability project

The Grow Heathrow initiative has been restoring an abandoned market garden to provide a source of locally produced, organic fruit and vegetables

World's first Fairtrade photographic postcards offer a creative way out of poverty

Over 1,000 electricity-generating solar panels form the UK's largest solar roof, being installed at Worthy Farm, home of the Glastonbury Festival.

Prestigious award given to school children creating 120 sq ft book about peace, featuring entries from the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela

Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk has teamed up with Alchemy Arts project to create a sustainable-bike-driven-mobile-cinema!

The Green Doctors provide free advice on how to heat your house while reducing your environmental impact

A new sustainable development, 'Rawabi is designed to serve a generation of Palestinians coming of age and seeking welcoming surroundings to build families, careers and lives'

South Shropshire is helping local people to eat more fruit and vegetables, by integrating schools, communities and home-based gardeners with cookery training and a distribution scheme

Meteorologists and indigenous weather experts from the Nganyi people of western Kenya team up to protect crops

Construction of a groundbreaking low-impact village in Pembrokeshire is now underway, following unprecedented success with planning permission

An interview with Roz Savage; the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, from the United States to Papua New Guinea

Recognising the need for ecological restoration, a local group in Scotland have set about transforming a barren valley.

Indian company Thunk, is making fashionable products out of discarded rubbish while supporting underprivileged communities.

Find Your Talent gives children and young people the chance to try out different cultural and creative activities.