sustainable agriculture
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This startup says seaweed is the secret to a better faux burger — and a healthier climate
The same stuff you see wrapped around sushi can make fake meat look, cook, and taste like the real thing — and help save the planet, too.
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How do we fix America’s fertilizer problem? Look in this ditch.
America has a fertilizer problem. This ditch in Indiana could provide a solution.
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Is organic always better? It’s not as clear-cut as you might think.
To be truly sustainable, agriculture needs to go beyond pesticides and fertilizers.
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Underpaid, overworked farmworkers set to get liberal labor protections. Farmers grumble.
Farmworkers could finally get equal rights for overtime pay.
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This map shows where wild bees are in decline
Spoiler alert: It happens to be where we need them most.
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When they’re not busy weaving leaves, these ants make great insecticides
Ants can work together to fight pests that prey on crops. But can we learn to work with them?
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Should you care about how much water it takes to make your favorite foods?
Grist’s science editor Amelia Urry appeared on MSNBC’s Greenhouse to talk about how our water usage has more to do with food than what comes out of our faucets.
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There’s a local flower movement blooming
Activist, author, and podcaster Debra Prinzing wants to make the slow flower movement a thing.
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Farm-in-a-truck teaches kids about sustainability
Compass Green is a mobile greenhouse built into a truck, which runs on vegetable oil (natch). Handsome hipsters Nick Runkle and Justin Cutter retooled the truck, which was already fitted with Plexiglas display panels, to turn it into a biofuel-powered educational farm on wheels.