Food & Agriculture
Can defining 'upcycled food' pave the way for industry food-waste reduction?
Created in 2019, the Upcycled Food Association is aiming to boost the profile foods products made from landfill-bound ingredients. Read More
Looking Up: Vertical farms fill produce supply chain lag during pandemic
Vertical farms, with their hyperlocality and ability to quickly grow new crops, can step in to fill retail shelves when traditional farms falter. Read More
Are New Jersey's small, networked dairy farms a model for a more resilient food system?
Milk consumption has suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely disrupted supply chains that move food from farm to fork. Read More
Paying farmers a living wage is essential to ensuring sustainable coffee production
If coffee companies really want to fight the difficulties facing coffee farmers and the environment, they should just pay up. Read More
Dual-use solar farms welcome nature back to the land
When solar was first starting, many engineers didn’t think about birds, bees and butterflies and why they are important. Now, businesses, cities and farmers are trying to do better. Read More
How on-demand food delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food
Integrating information about the climate impact of different food options would give consumers power in their food choices and allow food-delivery companies to demonstrate climate-friendly values. Read More
Discrimination in our food system is everybody's problem
These forces, unless we actively resist them, will distort attempts at improvement. They will prevent "better” from meaning better for everyone. Read More
How Ocean Spray cranberries became America’s '100 percent sustainable' crop
Many growing and harvesting practices already help the surrounding land and could be considered sustainable, under normal conditions. Here's how the cooperative built on that. Read More
Why carbon cowboys are becoming leaders in their field
Can Shell and McDonald's change cattle ranching and heal the climate? Read More
Small food suppliers are hurting. Which corporations are helping?
Keeping food and agriculture supply chains afloat is critical during the pandemic. Read More
