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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Our economy is hungry for food stamps
Food stamps do more than feed the needy-- they also boost a struggling economy.
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Urban gardens: The harvest is not just food, it's community
Community gardens have an almost magical power to change the urban landscape. Now many in New York City are safe in the hands of those who tend them.
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Is it meaningless to talk about ‘sustainable’ food?
How sustainable is your jar of Ragu tomato sauce? That is an insane question, says self-described “anti-foodie” Frederick Kaufman in his TED Talk.
Sustainability, Kaufman suggests, can be sort of like porn: you know it when you see it. But people really want it to be quantifiable. Kaufman describes efforts by a grand consortium of scientists, farmers, agribusiness, and environmentalists to track all the inputs into a product and mush those into one number that would reflect its overall sustainability.
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Don't eat your broccoli: Junk food industry determined to target kids
Government agencies are set to release voluntary suggestions for how Big Food could less slimy in its advertising. The industry is pushing back.
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High steaks: Meat eaters' climate impact
The Environmental Working Group released the Meat Eaters Guide to Climate Change + Health, and it contains surprises for climate-conscious eaters.
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Elevate your ice cream
How healthy is your ice cream? Find out with this sweet flowchart.
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Organic farming is not really better for you or the planet [UPDATE: Or is it?]
Science writer Christie Wilcox lays out the top myths about organic farming in Scientific American, and they might surprise you:
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Twins' desert solitaire with organic veggies [VIDEO]
In Utah canyon country, 70-year-old twins Bill and Bob Stone live off the grid, grow organic vegetables, and give tours of Native American ruins.
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Would you eat mutant meat?
The FDA does Big Meat a solid by denying broader use of irradiation, which kills disease but leads to discolored and disfigured food.
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Hacking for the planet
Notorious hacker group Anonymous launches a campaign of cyber attacks in support of green causes. Monsanto fell. Are Canada's tar sands next?
