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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Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics
This is not the first example of a link between livestock antibiotics and drug-resistance in human infections, but it's a remarkable one.
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USDA slashes projections for corn production; prices spike
One side product of the nation's drought: big increases in the price of corn.
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Three ways to protect food stamps from a cruel Congress
If the House gets its way, two to three million Americans could go hungry. But it doesn't have to be this way. Here are some recommendations.
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The latest New York Times exposé won’t stop me from eating organic
The paper of record says consolidation and corporate influence has made the organic label meaningless. The Organic Trade Association says size doesn't matter. The truth, as usual, is somewhere in between.
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Saving surplus: Gleaned foods make it to the grocery shelf
Most farmers plan to plow a portion of their crops back under every year, but a new project in the Bay Area is stepping in to reduce food waste at the farm level.
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Beyond red lists: The power of community-supported fisheries
A growing movement to connect consumers directly to small-scale fishermen has the potential to strengthen the national dialogue about what fish we should be eating when.
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Multinational food corporations thank you for buying ‘organic’
A report from the New York Times makes clear that the organic food industry is dominated by big-name players -- who are also actively working to shift the meaning of "organic."
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Playing with their food: Kids discover the fun of farming at camp
Farm-based summer camps are growing in popularity as parents seek to reconnect their kids with the origins of their food.
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Bringing home the bacon: Visiting a pasture-raised pig farm [VIDEO]
A young farmer talks about raising pigs on pasture, knowing where your food comes from, and speaking up for the food system you want.
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Sudden desert: Midwest drought is bad news for farmers and eaters
The "most productive corn crop in years" is drying up and shrinking fast. Is our dependence on monocrops heightening the impact of this year's drought?
