Miscellaneous
NYC’s first resident urban farmer will grow food for Staten Island’s new green community
We recently brought you news about Staten Island’s multi-million dollar URBY waterfront community, and now it looks like the project’s developers have hired NYC’s first official resident urban farmer. Experienced agriculture professional Zaro Bates will be in charge of growing Read More...
When will our meat-filled diets go post-animal?
The hamburger is a nearly complete reflection of America through the 20th century. Popularized by White Castle and McDonald's, burgers only became the cheap, fast food we know and love in concert with improvements in food preservation, mass production lines, long-distance freight, and agricultural Read More...
4 foods to improve gut health and immune function
“All disease begins in the gut,” was wisdom given by Hippocrates nearly 2,500 years ago. While the medical community has denied it for decades, researchers are now proving substance in that statement. Did you know that your intestines are home to approximately 100 trillion bacteria? Read More...
New York's itBit is trying to bring the tech behind bitcoin to Wall Street
Blockchain uses decentralized record keeping and the scrutiny of the "crowd" to allow people to trade bitcoin over a public network without working through a trusted middle man like a bank or clearing house. Complex cryptography keeps the records from being tampered with once they're signed off on. Read More...
Bitcoin Isn't Dead—But It Is Threatened by Tech Infighting
at least 93 times already. Every few weeks, a new journalist gets wind of the censorship-resistant payment protocol and takes to the newsfeeds to declare its demise—more often than not, in the midst of healthy Bitcoin price appreciation. But the 89th obituary for the world’s Read More...
4 foods to boost your metabolism
If your metabolism is slowing down, don't fret. Read More...
Ben & Jerry's is making vegan ice cream and you can try it soon
Ben & Jerry’s first vegan ice cream pints will land in stores starting in mid-February. The Vermont-based ice cream maker is offering almond milk-based versions of top-selling flavors Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Chunky Monkey. Two offerings will be exclusive to the vegan line, Coffee Read More...
How to use your food ‘waste’
I practise a style of cooking that I call root-to-fruit eating: it’s about cooking consciously, making the most of our ingredients and wasting nothing. It’s a step on from the nose-to-tail philosophy, which means to eat the whole animal. By cooking from root to fruit, we can save money Read More...
Why bitcoin will thrive first in the developing world
Explaining the appeal of bitcoin to the average American isn’t easy. Here in the US, it’s not terribly hard to save, spend, and send money. Most people have bank accounts and credit cards, and when they need to send money to a friend, relative, or acquaintance, they can use Read More...
Will Denmark become the world's first 100% organic country?
Danish consumers are the most pro-organic consumers in the world, according to Organic Denmark, an association of companies, organic farmers and consumers. Nearly 8 percent of all food sold in Denmark is organic, the highest percentage in Europe. And Danish organic export has risen by more than 200 Read More...