Climate Food and Agriculture
Climate + Food and Agriculture
EDITOR’S NOTE
Grist has acquired the archive and brand assets of The Counter, a decorated nonprofit food and agriculture publication that we long admired, but that sadly ceased publishing in May of 2022.
The Counter had hit on a rich vein to report on, and we’re excited to not only ensure the work of the staffers and contractors of that publication is available for posterity, but to build on it. So we’re relaunching The Counter as a food and agriculture vertical within Grist, continuing their smart and provocative reporting on food systems, specifically where it intersects with climate and environmental issues. We’ve also hired two amazing new reporters to make our plan a reality.
Being back on the food and agriculture beat in a big way is critical to Grist’s mission to lead the conversation, highlight climate solutions, and uncover environmental injustices. What we eat and how it’s produced is one of the easiest entry points into the wider climate conversation. And from this point of view, climate change literally transforms into a kitchen table issue.
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The people who feed America are going hungry
Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
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Fracking threatens farms and food safety
Cows near natural-gas fracking sites are getting sick and dying. Food or fuel -- which kind of independence is most important to us?
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Super-rare fast-food worker strike hits NYC
Workers are organizing at dozens of McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Domino's, and Papa John's locations city-wide.
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Troubled waters: Farmers and scientists work together to save oysters
Oyster farmers on the West Coast are working overtime to find creative ways to save these sea creatures -- and their own livelihoods.
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Pasture blazed: How more wildfires could result in less grass-fed meat
As the charbroiled western states cool down for the winter, ranchers are bracing themselves for year-round fire risk. Here's what that means for the meat on our plates.
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WTF is the deal with high-fructose corn syrup?
The average American downs 60 pounds of this processed sweetener each year. Is that a bad thing? In this latest edition of The Basics, we explain it all.
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Not satisfied with syrup and walnuts, mystery food thieves have now lifted 18 tons of chocolate
Clearly they are trying to create some kind of giant walnut maple sugar candy.
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Looking for antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Try raw pork
A new study by Consumer Reports found pork contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including high rates of Yersinia.
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Going undercover in the American factory farm
As the den mother for undercover CAFO investigators, Mary Beth Sweetland sends her employees into the field to witness acts of animal cruelty and environmental degradation.
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The world has ended, or just about. Now, what wine do you drink with broiled rats and steamed slug?
You were probably wondering what you were going to do with your wine cellar after the giant fireball. Now you know.
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A grocery store for the people planned for West Oakland food desert
A new plan will put a grocery store in one of the nation's largest food deserts -- and provide a unique investment opportunity for regular folks.
