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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Yard times: Denver’s super-local veggie box
In Denver, a network of 12 yards creates enough food to feed 58 members of this urban community-supported agriculture project.
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Hurricane hunger: What happens when a city’s food network breaks down
With long lines and empty shelves, Hurricane Sandy has revealed the fragile web of food distribution that many New Yorkers take for granted.
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New York City’s urban farms gasp for air after Sandy
Superstorm Sandy wiped out some of New York City's urban farms. What's next for farming in this new age of extreme weather?
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A food desert in paradise: Solving Hawaii’s fresh vegetable problem
When it comes to food access, some parts of rural Hawaii are not unlike the inner city. But one Maui organization is helping Native Hawaiians get access to fresh vegetables, despite the odds.
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You’ll never eat crabs again: Barry Levinson’s eco-freakout ‘The Bay’
It’s the scariest movie ever made about tainted seafood -- and Levinson says it’s “85 percent real.”
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Madison may require food carts to offer vegetarian options
Meatless meals on wheels: Food carts in Madison, Wis., could be pushed to go greener.
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Sandy wipes out biggest beekeeping operation in New York City
Superstorm Sandy destroyed hives that were home to a million bees in Brooklyn, a blow to efforts to develop bees well-suited to New York City.
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Expect less seafood in Sandy’s wake
Post superstorm Sandy, you may see less fish on restaurant menus.
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This pumpkin is also a working Tetris game
Here's an all-natural (OK, 90 percent natural) video game that runs on AA batteries -- and, in an emergency, you can eat it when you're done.
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Is a major science group stumping for Monsanto?
When the American Association for the Advancement of Science came out against GMO labeling one week before the vote on California's Prop 37, it raised some big questions about the group's affiliations.
