Menus for the Wilding Weekend (Jun22)
Refreshments and cakes all day – we’re serving homemade iced nettle tea, elderflower cordial, [...]
Jun
My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)
I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great [...]
Oct
TV Clip from ‘Kilroy’ with recognisable faces! (1989)
I was amazed to discover this edition of Kilroy in my archives. I remember [...]
Dec
The Green Consumer Guide & Week Green Consumer Week TV Clips with Julia Hailes 1988
Published in 1989 ‘Green Consumer’s Supermarket Shopping Guide’ was written by John Elkington and [...]
Nov
1989 Video of Julia Hailes on BBC Nine O’Clock News launching ‘Green Shopping Day”.
Green Shopping Day was organised by Julia Hailes and John Elkington from SustainAbility, to [...]
Nov
Julia Hailes talking about organic produce (1989 Approx)
Organic produce was quite a niche market in the 1980s. I remember talking to [...]
Nov
Clip from TV-AM with Anne Diamond 1989 – Julia Hailes interviewed about green supermarket products
Anne Diamond was very enthusiastic about green consumerism. On her programme again, I’m talking [...]
Nov
McDonalds are wrong to switch to paper straws (Aug19)
I can’t count the number of times when I’ve said I don’t want a [...]
Aug
I’m feeding my dog insects! (Apr19)
The brilliant thing about this is that it’s better for the planet – and [...]
Apr
Converting people to Sodastream (Nov18)
Many of us remember having a Sodastream in our childhood. Then it seemed to [...]
Nov
Packaging & Organic Event – Soil Association(Sep18)
“Thank you so much for coming today to the packaging and organic event [...]
Sep
Moshi Moshi support sustainable fishing (Jun18)
I first came across Moshi Moshi over a decade ago. A Japanese restaurant run [...]
Jul
How good is my re-usable bamboo cup? (Jun18)
I’ve found a re-usable cup I really like. It’s made from bamboo, is quite [...]
Jun
Future of Food Ethics (Jun18)
It’s eight years ago since I stepped down from the Food Ethics Council, but [...]
Jun
Feeling guilty about Lidl lobsters (Nov14)
We bought a couple of lobsters from Lidl for £5.99 each and had them [...]
Nov
Radio 5 Live – Appeared on multiple programmes (Feb12)
I’ve been on a number of Radio 5 Live Programmes including: Anita Anand Show [...]
Feb
Why aren’t restaurants more sustainable? (Oct11)
Bluefin tuna is one of the most endangered species on the planet but it’s [...]
Oct
Incredible Edible was amazing (May11)
They’ve planted corn on the cob outside the police station. They’re lettuces in rose [...]
May
Innocent Drinks – Taking my son to Fruit Towers (Oct10)
He was particularly impressed with the fact that they’ve got a kitchen to test [...]
Oct
Organix Baby Food (May10-Sept10)
I’ve carried out an environmental review of Organix Baby Food. Based in Bournemouth, Organix [...]
Sep
Behind the scenes at McDonalds (Jun10)
It wasn’t ‘Old McDonald had a farm’. Actually, the farm belonged to the Duchy [...]
Jun
Expert Panel on Packaging (2008-2010)
Between 2008 and 2010 I sat on a expert advisory panel on packaging at [...]
May
Food Inc film is worth seeing (Feb10)
I was really impressed with Food Inc – it was powerful and compelling – [...]
Feb
M&S Food (Feb10)
“Thank you for all of your challenges and great ideas that have helped us [...]
Feb
Is Rick Stein’s fish sustainably sourced? (Sep09)
Last weekend I went to Padstow. This fishing port is best known for its [...]
Sep
CAOBISCO Sustainability Round Table (Sept09)
“Julia Hailes ignited the CAOBISCO Sustainability Round Table with her incisive observations and commentary. [...]
Sep
Food Innovation (Sep09)
The Food Ethics Council Business Forum meeting focussed on radical innovation. I was chairing [...]
Sep
Bottled water – Eau de Vie or ‘Eau de tap’ (Jul09)
I was invited to eat a ‘Water-Rich Menu’ at Quo Vadis in Soho. The [...]
Jul
Food waste for fuel in London and beyond… (May09)
I had an early start to get to London for the start of a [...]
May
Radio 2 – Jeremy Vine show (May09)
Fierce debate about food waste and the merits of ‘slop bins’ or garbage pages [...]
May
Rant about disposable napkins (Apr09)
“Do you ever find it annoying when you’re given wads of napkins and bags [...]
Apr
Plugs, insurance, credit crunch, beetles and lunch (Jan09)
Last week was busy. I flew from meeting to meeting. Not literally I [...]
Jan
Yo Sushi is Wasteful (Dec08)
It’s a shame there’s not a Yo Sushi at Waterloo because that’s my regular [...]
Dec
Eat Dorset Food Fair (Oct08)
Another sunny weekend for the Eat Dorset Food Fair. Set in the magnificent park [...]
Oct
Supermarkets vs french markets…. (Sept08)
Even with the wind and rain lashing around our beach hut on the Dorset [...]
Sep
Summer produce (Jul08)
The weekend wasn’t glorious – certainly not the weather anyway. But I’ve been really [...]
Jul
Food ethics, tomatoes and feeding the world (May08)
I’ve been to a lot of food ethics events recently – being a member [...]
May
Bottled Water – Eau No! (Feb08)
“I’ve been drinking bottled water for 30 years and I’ll go on doing it [...]
Feb
Happy as a pig in mud (Jul07)
The bacon tasted really good. The superior rashers accompanied seared scallops – a first [...]
Jul
McDonalds Testimonial (May07)
“Julia participated in a panel discussion that explored our CSR past, present and future. [...]
May
Food Ethics in practice! (Apr07)
Was rather flustered arriving at my first Food Ethics Council (www.foodethicscouncil.org) meeting and finding [...]
Apr
A McDonald’s experience (Apr07)
I thought I’d do a bit of comparison on fuel efficiency between the UK [...]
Apr
Supper Party (Apr07)
Eighteen people to supper last Saturday night. Arranged it ages ago because I wanted [...]
Apr
A few hours in Naples (Mar07)
Should I even admit to flying to Naples for a stint of no more [...]
Apr
McDonalds responds well to Greenpeace (Mar07)
I haven’t been the greatest fan of McDonalds in the past but was impressed [...]
Mar
Report on sustainability issues in the food sector (Jan02)
I first started working with Marks & Spencer in 2002 when I was [...]
Jan