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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The hatin' spoonful: Big Food refuses to swallow guidelines
Loathe to give up its authority over American eating habits, Big Food is already pushing back against modest, voluntary guidelines on advertising to children.
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The sustainable seafood myth
Seafood sustainability ratings don't get to the heart of the matter: If global warming continues unabated, there won't be any fish left to eat.
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Three farms, one dinner [VIDEO]
Join in on an after-hours dinner party with Samin Nosrat of Tartine Bakery showcasing the best local ingredients Bay Area farms have to offer.
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Green crush: The ballad of the green table
Cleaver Co. deserves praise for their delicious food and support of other green groups in New York City.
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Who put McDonald's in charge of kids' health?
Improvements to the McDonald's Happy Meal just distract policymakers from doing their job of setting boundaries for corporate behavior.
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Green crush: How does your garden grow?
There's nothing quite contrary about Eagle Street Farm.
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Attack of the evil killer algae!
Sickening amounts of green algae, fed by nitrous waste from French farms, have been growing on the Brittany coast, where French and British people go for vacation. When the algae decomposes, it gives off hydrogen sulphide, a poisonous gas. Two years ago, a man died from inhaling the gas. The next victim: a horse. This year more than 30 wild boars have died mysteriously on the beach, and the evil algae is the prime suspect.
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Manchester turns a disused building into a vertical farm
We know that some people don't think much of the idea of urban farming, in part because it takes up space that could otherwise be used to house people more densely. But what if an urban farm was a) vertical and b) using an otherwise abandoned space?
That's the plan for Alpha Farm, to be built in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester, England -
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Floating hydroponic farm makes food with zero waste
Here's an urban farm we'll still be able to use when rising sea levels flood all our cities! Science Barge is a floating organic farm set aboard a barge in the Hudson river.
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Green crush: Beets in Brooklyn
Author Anna Lappe expresses her love for Just Food in 17 syllables.
