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How to make zero carbon cheese
From solar power through Nissan LEAFs to a traditional cheese cave, a combination of old and new technology produces very green cheese.
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10 Things to Know About Food on World Food Day
October 16 is World Food Day. It offers the opportunity to strengthen national and international solidarity in the fight to end hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
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Up to 100,000 cattle dead in South Dakota blizzard
A rare, early October blizzard has devastated the South Dakota rancher community, after as many as 100,000 head of cattle may have died following the October 3rd storm.
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Environmental and animal-rights advocates decry farm bill amendment
Amendment that overturns a California animal-rights law could have big consequences for GMO labeling.
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As China's demand for grain rises, its water tables drop
Reforming water usage will be key to feeding the world's population.
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A call for Canada to import fewer seeds
Farm experts worry that by importing seeds designed for other climates, Canada may lose the security represented by heritage varieties.
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Are perennial plants the crops of the future?
Mark Bittman's lasted coloum explores the potential for Perennial polysystems, or in other words, crops that don't need to be planted every year.
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Monsanto's agrochemicals are poisoning Argentines, but Monsanto blames...
Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have a blockbuster piece of reporting on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of...
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China and the Soybean Challenge
As China’s appetite for meat, milk, and eggs has soared, so too has its use of soybean meal. And since nearly half the world’s pigs are in China, the lion’s share of soy use is in pig feed.
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Oregon activists push for food instead of grass from farmers
If the proverbial muck ever does hit the fan, we'll need beans and grains in large amounts. A project in Oregon is convincing farmers to grow them.
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Moving Up the Food Chain
In every society where incomes have risen, the appetite for meat, milk, eggs, and seafood has generated an enormous growth in animal protein consumption. Today some 3 billion people are moving up the...
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Transforming a conventional orchard into a fruit forest
Stefan Sobkowiak is converting a 12-acre commercial orchard into a diverse, self-sustaining food forest. A new film aims to document how.
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Fully serviced bee sales/rentals help bee fans become hive owners
Beekeeping can be intimidating. Now honeybee enthusiasts can buy a hive, and have it cared for by expert beekeepers too.
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More farmers are ditching GMO crops
Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.
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Is meat sustainable? Depends where you are.
New research maps out regional differences in the sustainability of livestock.
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Uh oh. Britain only has 25% of the bees it needs
A honeybee deficit is threatening the viability of farming in Europe, and researchers say that relying on wild pollinators is not a solution.
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