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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Chow-to: Corn, green bean, pepper salad with harissa [RECIPE]
This easy salad recipe combines a range of veggies with the zing of harissa for an early fall treat.
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Food Studies: the honeybee and the tweezers
For agriculture studies student Ben, a summer spent in greenhouses manually pollinating tomato plants is the perfect preparation for studying honey-bee physiology this fall.
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In its previous life, this corner grocery was a shipping container
Mobile food deliveries bring fresh, healthy produce to food deserts. But to really change a neighborhood's access to food, a small store with big ideas learns you have to take the wheels off.
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Why Walmart's money helps more than it hurts
Growing Power's Will Allen should take Walmart's million-dollar gift and do great things with it. But that doesn't mean the fight against Walmart can't or won't continue.
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Fukushima farmers keep calm and carry on [VIDEO]
It's harvest time in Fukushima, Japan, and many farmers in the area are still working the land despite worries of radioactive contamination.
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Where do your 42 pounds of corn syrup come from?
You know how people say Americans are gross? Americans are gross. An average one of use eats 42 pounds of high-fructose corn syrup each year. GOOD points out that that's the same weight as six newborn babies (Austin Powers was prescient).
I think at this point, we all know corn syrup is bad, even when it's called "corn sugar." But it sneaks into everything. -
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Another urban garden bites the dirt
Just when you'd finally forgotten the story of the woman facing jail time for the veggie garden in her front yard, another urban gardener -- this one a teacher who uses his plot for hands-on lessons -- is under fire.
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Food Studies: Q: How to make a real-world job out of your love for food?
A: Heavy-duty statistics, business writing practice, and a killer packed lunch.
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Did Walmart buy urban agriculture group's silence?
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, goes the old adage. Will the mega-retailer's recent donation bring the Milwaukee-based Growing Power $1 million closer?
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Food Studies: What does the history of baking powder have to do with punk rock cooking zines?
Explaining a what a Masters in gastronomy entails is hard enough; don't ask this cupcake-baker-turned-student what she's planning to do with her degree.
