Climate Food and Agriculture
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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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Out of the cage and onto the grass: Helping pastured eggs go mainstream
Austin's Vital Farms helps egg producers who want to transition to a pasture-based model, then markets and distributes their eggs around the country. Now it's using crowdfunding to help get more chickens out on pasture.
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Don’t worry: The drought will not destroy your peanut party
Turns out this year's weather was great for the little nuts which are also peas.
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GMO labeling fight is out of the polls and into the stores
California's GMO labeling measure may have failed, but the food movement fights on with direct grocery action.
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Beyond Obama: Here are green ballot measures that won and lost
Two big ballot initiatives backed by enviros -- on GMO labeling in California and clean power in Michigan -- lost on Tuesday. But other green measures won.
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GMO labeling or no, a movement comes of age
If California's Prop 37 doesn't pass, it won't be for lack of a solid effort by food reformers.
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As support for California GMO labeling wanes, campaign grows desperate
Fighting Monsanto's dirty money, Proposition 37 campaign has been getting weirder as time runs out before the election.
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California’s GMO labeling proposition bruised by big money and big rumors
California's Proposition 37, aimed at labeling GMO foods, has fallen far.
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NYC’s urban farms face a climate reality check
For New York's urban farms, Hurricane Sandy was more than a discouraging blow -- it was a reason to reevaluate what it means to grow food in a city limited by the realities of climate change.
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These beautiful, sobering murals are made entirely out of sugar
A Canadian artist uses sugar to make art depicting the slave trade and its relationship to the sugar industry in the Americas. Pretty sweet.
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Dumpster-diving New Yorkers are not a sign of the apocalypse
"A heartbreaking scene" or a triumph in trash? Hungry New Yorkers are finding delicious food in city dumpsters.
