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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New report challenges whether chocolate milk is better than no milk in schools
Few have dared to question the dairy industry's position that children need calcium and vitamin D however they can get it, even if it comes from sweetened flavored milk. A landmark recent study poses the first serious challenge to that idea.
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Tom Philpott on KCRW's 'Good Food' radio show
Grist's senior food and agriculture writer will discuss what's happening with tomato harvesters in Immokalee, Fla., and more.
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Do I need a gun to be a farmer?
There are a lot of predators around here, so it's not surprising my neighbor asked if we planned to buy a firearm to protect our farm. But I'd rather rely on my beau and Arrow, our shepherd.
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Recycling 'blackouts in a can' should inspire other uses for recalled food
Here in America, we don't believe in wasting food. Not only do we find a home for unwanted alcoholic energy drinks, but also edible food-like substances and even potentially hazardous items like contaminated eggs.
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Hunting for deer — in the woods and on the street
Every year, more than a million deer and other animals are hit by cars. What happens to them? Some get eaten. Whether you consider roadkill for dinner reasonable or gross, it's certainly one of the most responsible meat sources available.
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'The Daily Show' investigates San Francisco's Happy Meal toy ban
Starting in December 2011, McDonald's restaurants in San Francisco are turning Happy Meals into Crappy Meals, reports the Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi.
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More bee species dying off
It's not just the honeybees that are in trouble. New research shows wild bumblebee populations in North America dropping sharply.
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New Agtivist: Jenga Mwendo grows community in New Orleans
In 2007, searching for a way to rebuild her hurricane-devastated neighborhood in New Orleans, Jenga Mwendo reached for seeds and a shovel and became an urban-agriculture community organizer.
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Tropicana 'snackifies' drinks with new fruit in a tube
American adults and kids don't eat enough fruit. The solution, according to PepsiCo: Make fruit more fun! And what's more fun than puréed slush that you can squirt straight in your mouth?
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Brightening up the dark farming history of the Sunshine State
Wrapping up my travels with a visit to the backyard Eden of Earth 'n' Us and Jessica Padron's Urban Farmer in Miami, I ponder Florida's past and present colonial abuses.
