John Lewis-Stempel

John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and writer on nature and history. His most recent books are The Sheep's Tale and Nightwalking.

The countryside revolt against the Tories

The countryside revolt against the Tories

John Lewis-Stempel

29 Jun 2023

Wolves are at war with France

Wolves are at war with France

John Lewis-Stempel

17 May 2023

Beavers are tormenting Britain

Beavers are tormenting Britain

John Lewis-Stempel

09 Mar 2023

Who killed the river Wye?

Who killed the river Wye?

John Lewis-Stempel

22 Feb 2023

Why food should be more expensive

Why food should be more expensive

John Lewis-Stempel

13 Feb 2023

The bourgeois war on French wine

The bourgeois war on French wine

John Lewis-Stempel

02 Feb 2023

The cruelty behind white gold

The cruelty behind white gold

John Lewis-Stempel

24 Jan 2023

How to save Britain's pig farms

How to save Britain’s pig farms

John Lewis-Stempel

02 Jan 2023

Tofu won't save the planet

Tofu won’t save the planet

John Lewis-Stempel

02 Dec 2022

Oat milk is killing the planet

Oat milk is killing the planet

John Lewis-Stempel

04 Nov 2022

Big Veganism is coming for you

Big Veganism is coming for you

John Lewis-Stempel

11 Oct 2022

France, the last bastion of bullfighting

France, the last bastion of bullfighting

John Lewis-Stempel

12 Jul 2022

The paranoia of French politics

The paranoia of French politics

John Lewis-Stempel

09 Jun 2022

Wheat has corrupted humanity

Wheat has corrupted humanity

John Lewis-Stempel

03 Jun 2022

France is desperate for a king

France is desperate for a king

John Lewis-Stempel

01 Jun 2022

George Monbiot's farming fantasies

George Monbiot’s farming fantasies

John Lewis-Stempel

17 May 2022

Humans are born to hunt

Humans are born to hunt

John Lewis-Stempel

28 Apr 2022

Why we shouldn't eat lamb

Why we shouldn’t eat lamb

John Lewis-Stempel

15 Apr 2022

How Russia's elite bought Biarritz

How Russia’s elite bought Biarritz

John Lewis-Stempel

10 Mar 2022

Could Russian mercenaries conquer the world?

Could Russian mercenaries conquer the world?

John Lewis-Stempel

03 Mar 2022

What vegan propaganda ignores

What vegan propaganda ignores

John Lewis-Stempel

05 Jan 2022

The French are dying to hunt

The French are dying to hunt

John Lewis-Stempel

23 Sep 2021

Germany's First World War guilt

Germany’s First World War guilt

John Lewis-Stempel

26 May 2021

How gangsters took over the fishing industry

How gangsters took over the fishing industry

John Lewis-Stempel

25 Mar 2021

What we didn't learn from foot and mouth

What we didn’t learn from foot and mouth

John Lewis-Stempel

22 Feb 2021

How Macron made France a laughing stock

How Macron made France a laughing stock

John Lewis-Stempel

11 Jan 2021

Stop planting more trees!

Stop planting more trees!

John Lewis-Stempel

18 Dec 2020

We all break lockdown in France

We all break lockdown in France

John Lewis-Stempel

30 Nov 2020

Factory farming will kill us all

Factory farming will kill us all

John Lewis-Stempel

16 Nov 2020

Did the French Revolution cause Nazism?

Did the French Revolution cause Nazism?

John Lewis-Stempel

15 Sep 2020

Why is nature writing all about egos?

Why is nature writing all about egos?

John Lewis-Stempel

24 Aug 2020

Why mushrooms are magic

Why mushrooms are magic

John Lewis-Stempel

17 Aug 2020

Why Britain needs a peasants’ revolt

Why Britain needs a peasants’ revolt

John Lewis-Stempel

07 Aug 2020

France's African forever war

France’s African forever war

John Lewis-Stempel

31 Jul 2020

A compassionate carnivore's manifesto

A compassionate carnivore’s manifesto

John Lewis-Stempel

10 Jun 2020

When Asterix took on Covid-19

When Asterix took on Covid-19

John Lewis-Stempel

21 May 2020

Will rural France recover from Covid?

Will rural France recover from Covid?

John Lewis-Stempel

17 Apr 2020

1917 pretends good soldiers don't kill

1917 pretends good soldiers don’t kill

John Lewis-Stempel

17 Jan 2020

The blight of farm suicides

The blight of farm suicides

John Lewis-Stempel

09 Jan 2020