Food & Agriculture
Microgrids, indoor agriculture go together like peas and carrots
Vertical farms can help produce food close to urban areas, but plant factories require a staggering amount of energy. Read More
How technology and nature can work together to feed a growing population
The current methods and systems that are being used to feed us are not only ineffectively getting sufficient food to everyone, they are also are rapidly degrading the very resources required to produce healthy food. Read More
Can this app solve our coffee cup problem?
Startup Muuse is testing an alternative to disposable cups, hundreds of billions of which end up in landfills every year. Read More
We need to think beyond urban farming
But the broader agricultural world can learn much from how those operations use data. Read More
5 hot technologies for cold trucking
Refrigerated trucks use a quarter more fuel (usually diesel) than non-refrigerated trucks do. These solutions could help reduce that impact. Read More
How Main Street Project creates healthier farms and stable economics for farmers
It’s not enough to just blame Big Ag. We need to create new ways of thinking and doing when it comes to food production. Read More
General Mills, Danone dig deeper into regenerative agriculture with incentives, funding
Food giants cultivate new pilots, new financing programs. Read More
Big businesses are failing forests
Amazon, TJ Maxx and Tyson are among well-known U.S. companies with no publicly stated deforestation strategy. Is your organization complicit? Read More
Native species or invasive? The distinction blurs as the world warms
With species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say that efforts must be made to help migrating species adapt to their new habitats. Read More
The premiere of the GreenBiz weekly newsletter about sustainable food systems
We’re in a crisis that is also an opportunity. Read More