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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Line ’em up, knock ’em down: Senate plans 73 farm bill votes today
Congress goes into vote-o-rama mode to move this year's monster of a food and farm bill forward.
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Shopper’s delight: Here’s what to buy organic
The Environmental Working Group's annual Shopper's Guide to Pesticides is out, with a few important additions.
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Wild plants: The best ingredients you didn’t know you had
Plucking seemingly random weeds out of the dirt and sticking them in your mouth may be disconcerting to most city dwellers, but that’s exactly what a group of New Yorkers traveled to New Jersey to do recently.
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A professional forager shares her secrets [SLIDESHOW]
Take a visual foraging tour with the author of the cookbook "Foraged Flavor."
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What farms can do for cities: A chat with author Sarah Rich
The author talks about her new book, Urban Farms, the difference between a farm and a garden, and how city farmers are moving beyond the trend factor.
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Isabella Rossellini knows more about bees than you do
We don't really know how or if we can save the bees, but that doesn't mean the actress won't do her best to try.
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Sea sick: Another virus crashes Canada’s salmon farms
Viruses that devastate fish farms, like the one that broke out last month in British Columbia, could have serious implications for wild salmon populations.
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Burrito robot problematizes fast food and nutrition, makes you a disgusting burrito
For his thesis project, Marko Manriquez, “a maker, interactive designer and foodie of all things delicious,” has created a robot that prints “a 3D edible extrusion combining a blend of digital fabrication and gastronomy.” That is the least appetizing possible way of saying “it makes a burrito.” Ladies and gents, we present, the Burritob0t: Why […]
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Why GMOs aren’t romantic
Today’s Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is a VERY REALISTIC AND SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE cautionary tale about genetically modified organisms.
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Vanguard state: California might just lead the way on GMO labeling
Golden State residents will cast a vote on GMO labeling this November. Here's what it would mean for farmers and consumers if the measure passes.
