Nutrition & Wellness
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The graduation of the veggie burger: They can taste good
Meatless burgers are more often tasteless, cardboard-like vessels for fungus or tofu. They may help the fight against climate change, but they don’t create a fun gourmet dining experience. But the foodie revolution drifts to veganism and more and more top chefs are dedicating their talents to a Read More...
America’s appetite for organic food triggers natural farming boom
More and more Americans are shopping for organic produce and its reflecting in the number of organic farms sprouting around the country. Since 2002, the U.S has certified 21,781 organic growers to meet the demands for naturally grown food—a staggering 300 percent increase. Americans are also Read More...
Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Can Feed the Planet
Could it, or could it not? The perennial discussion as to whether organic food production could actually feed the globe is back at the debate table. And the data culled for this latest report suggests that turning to increased organic food production to feed the globe isn’t really a far-fetched Read More...
From fine wine to lotteries: Blockchain tech takes off
Imagine a world where you can vote in an election with your phone, where you buy a house in a matter of hours, or where cash simply doesn't exist. These are some of the scenarios being mooted by an increasingly excited blockchain community. The technology that underpins the cryptocurrency Bitcoin Read More...
Vermont law forces food companies to label GMOs nationwide
Thanks to the state of Vermont, food brands in the U.S will soon have to label products that contain ingredients derived from genetically modified plants. The law will require food companies to comply with a labeling standard that warns consumers of products made from GMOs by July 1, and since Read More...
Unmanned Minnesota organic food store transforms grocery store model with technology
At a time when many blame technology for job loss and lack of community, a couple of innovators have recently created unmanned grocery stores in their small towns. Both stores have brought value to their small communities. Best of all, they may have created a new blueprint to solve the grocery Read More...
Changing expiration labels would help cut back food waste
Food waste is a hot topic quickly moving into the political mainstream, because it touches so many issues at once — the environment, hunger, household budgets and the overall economy. As it turns out, confusing date labels lead to Americans wasting as much as 40 percent of their food. With the Read More...
Why the world must shift to plant-based diets: A doctor explains
Maybe you already believe in the idea that “you are what you eat.” Now, a powerful new study takes that a step further, suggesting that the health of our planet is also what we eat. In this new study, scientists calculated that eating more plant-based foods—and less Read More...
9 people who are changing the future of food
A radical new approach to raising cattle helped fourth-generation rancher Cory Carman save her family’s land. Twelve years ago, Carman Ranch, a 3,100-acre cattle-raising operation in Wallowa Valley, Oregon, was struggling; the grass, fast receding, barely supported the 300-animal herd. So Cory Read More...
Study: Climate change makes French wines better
Climate change is not a good thing, but it doesn’t only have negative effects. A study shows that French wines are getting better because of warmer summers. Warmer summers mean earlier-than-average harvests, more frequently. And winemakers in the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions know that the Read More...