Nutrition & Wellness
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Could this ancient farming method save farmlands effected by climate change?
In the last few decades, the ancient agriculture technique known as dry farming was practiced only by a quirky few traditionalists concerned more about tasty produce than saving water. But now as climate change starts to grip farming lands such as those in California, more farmers and winemakers Read More...
Vegan chefs show how to make even a carrot the centerpiece of a meal
V Street, the new cookbook by married chefs Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby, features recipes inspired by global street food. Jacoby says the right techniques can coax "amazing flavor" out of Read More...
This company helps eliminate food waste by selling leftovers for almost nothing
BuffetGo, a company designed to help eliminate waste by selling restaurant food before it’s thrown out, has launched in Los Angeles. The company purchases whatever food is left at a participating restaurant before it closes on that day; BuffetGo customers can then purchase Read More...
An experimental farm on the river Thames is changing the way city-dwellers eat
On a jetty jutting into the River Thames, they’ve founded Farmopolis, a space to explore how this could work. The project forms the beginnings of a social, technological, and agricultural prototype for urban farming. By Johanna Derry VICE Oct 3, 2016 Excerpt: Farmopolis is a project Read More...
Can agroecology feed the world and save the planet?
You wouldn’t necessarily know it, but right now Africa is facing a food crisis. With Brexit, global terror attacks, the war in Syria and the seemingly endless string of sporting fixtures vying for our collective attention in 2016 so far, the fact that up to 50 million people across east and Read More...
Eating less junk food makes you healthier… and saves the environment
More about food and health: It doesn’t serve your health when you consume foods and drinks that don’t provide nutrients to your body. You know. What you may not know is that, according to new research, junk food contributes between 33 and 39 percent of the food-related use of water, land, Read More...
The world doesn't need GMOs to feed Earth's growing population, report says
This is not the first report that debunks the claim of GMO companies like Monsanto that claim that only industrial agriculture can feed the Earth’s swelling population. But this is a message that needs to be repeated again and again: There are healthy and environmentally friendly ways to feed the Read More...
Biochar improves crop growth and climate
The use of biochar in agriculture improves soil fertility, especially in tropical regions, and mitigates greenhouse gas emissions. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF studied the positive impact of the "fertiliser of the future" on ecosystems and nutrient cycles. In agriculture and in Read More...
This New York restaurant takes a risk on meat alternatives
George Tenedios, the owner of Fresh&Co, a small New York chain of fast-casual restaurants, is constantly on the hunt for new ingredients. He’s experimented with all sorts of odd meat substitutes, from homemade tempeh to Silicon Valley darling Beyond Meat. But even he was stumped by a Read More...
Fast food chains could soon offer veggie burgers that are indistinguishable from beef
McDonalds doesn't sell veggie burgers because people don't buy them. That might have something to do with the fact that most pre-made veggie burgers taste vaguely like cardboard. But now that startups like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are coming out with plant-based burgers that Read More...