The amount of uneaten food produced in the US is climbing, generating significant waste and greenhouse gas emissions, according to new data from ReFED, a national nonprofit. The US produced 91 million tons of surplus food in 2021, a 4.8% increase over 2016. Uneaten food represented about 38% of the total food supply in 2021, valued at roughly $444 […]
New research calculates how much climate change our food system could cause and how to avoid it. By JUSTINE CALMA / @justcalma The global food system, and the agriculture industry that supports it, could cause as much global warming as all human activity has caused since the industrial revolution, new research finds. The planet has already warmed […]
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new report questions the dramatic environmental claims that alternative proteins can save the planet, disrupt the status quo, or challenge the power of the corporate food industry. BY PHILIP H. HOWARD APRIL 7, 2022 en you’re told there’s a simple solution to a very complex problem, you’re probably not getting the whole story. Today’s meat […]
The food shock of 2022 is not a good-news story. But our “bad” is less bad than ever before.By David Frum Russia’s aggression in Ukraine will have “severe” effects on the world economy, the International Monetary Fund warned Saturday. Grain and fuel prices have surged to historic peaks. This seems like an awkward time to offer […]
By Penny Starr The Russian invasion of Ukraine has laid bare the world’s dependence on Russian President Vladimir Putin and its neighbor now under siege, including the fact that the two countries supply much of the grain needs around the globe and prices for grain are now the highest they have been in six decades. […]
More and more of us are cooking at home these days. And that’s great news — since home cooking is the BEST way to control the food you eat and manage your health. But how can you make your home-cooked meals truly extraordinary? Well, to help me out, I’m joined by my friend and award-winning […]
CREDIT: YIU YU HOI/ GETTY IMAGES After years of discussion on how genetically-modified foods should be labeled, in 2018, the USDA announced the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. Then, after additional years of planning and implementation, on January 1 of this year, the mandatory compliance date has finally passed — meaning shoppers will likely see […]
By James Dinneen Solanum jamesii, aka the Four Corners potato, has sustained Indigenous people in the American Southwest for 11,000 years; USDA is now studying its 8-year shelf life, and its resistance to disease, heat, and drought. The future of this remarkable little potato remains unwritten. “Hello everybody,” Bruce Pavlik said to no one. It […]
BY Joe Fassler Splashy headlines have long overshadowed inconvenient truths about biology and economics. Now, extensive new research suggests the industry may be on a billion-dollar crash course with reality. Paul Wood didn’t buy it. For years, the former pharmaceutical industry executive watched from the sidelines as biotech startups raked in venture capital, making […]