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.
Latest Articles
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Cattle are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Hawaiian seaweed could change that.
Local businesses in Hawai’i are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.
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Why a new method of growing food on Mars matters more on Earth
Turns out growing crops on the Red Planet is a lot like growing food on a climate-ravaged Earth.
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Cicadas à la carte? Here’s why it’s so hard to get Americans to eat bugs.
Edible insects could decarbonize America's food system. But lobbyists, conspiracy theories, and your "ick" factor stand in the way.
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This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
And it’s getting worse with extreme heat.
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A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803.
They're a little early, thanks to climate change.
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Can electric woks produce great stir-fry?
Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions like wok cooking.
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Can the harsh conditions of space breed more resistant crops for Earth?
To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity.
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Behind the ‘butter board’: How the dairy industry took over your feed
A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales.
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What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?
Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.
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As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive
“Everybody is looking for the magic tree.”
