Archive - The Wallfish Journal

Somerset's ice cream counterculture

Generally speaking, to buy an ice cream is to buy into industrial, ultra-processed food. Here in dairy country however, small-scale producers are…

May 7 •

April 2025

March 2025

Would you pay £10 for a bacon sandwich?

Are visitors to Frome’s Rye Bakery getting fleeced, or is this the true cost of a good, responsibly-made sarnie?

Mar 26 •

Slow Food: Snails and the Culinary Geology of Somerset

The surprising history of snail-eating in Somerset reminds us of the relationship between our food and the landscapes that produce it.

Published on Geo Somerset • Mar 19

January 2025

"Pain, tears, humiliation" in a Somerset restaurant kitchen

Toxic work cultures exist in restaurants more than you probably think – even ones claiming to be ‘ethical’ and ‘sustainable’

Jan 2 •

December 2024

Reflections on Freudian food associations, farmers asking government to "tax my ass(ets)", the search for good bacon, and some other things

This week’s WFJ was set to be a doozy.

Dec 18, 2024 •

How Somerset paved the way for UK farmers' markets

What started in Bath has grown into a national movement highlighting the shortcomings of industrially-produced food

Dec 11, 2024 •

Local food & farming news, December '24

Methane-suppressants in dairy cows, Sunday roasts, and other notable happenings in – or relevant to – this county of Somerset

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

Quotes, observations, pithy stories, and other notes from the South West’s first regenerative farming conference

Nov 27, 2024 •

The highs and lows in establishing a regional grain economy

The results of a project to create a ‘True South West’ flour have fluctuated between game-changing and somewhat disastrous

Nov 20, 2024 •

Hinkley Point C is deemed ‘essential’ to providing Britain’s low-carbon energy needs. However, concerns have erupted over its impacts on local farming…

Nov 14, 2024 •

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