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.
Latest Articles
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Fermented pawpaw hot sauce
This hearty fruit looks like a mango and tastes like a banana, and is part of a vision to bring urban orchards to city streets.
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Easy seasoned collard greens
Growing (and cooking) this Black and southern American staple can offer lessons in reciprocity, resourcefulness, and connection to the land.
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To feed my soul, I went back to my roots
Writer Syris Valentine volunteered on a farm in Seattle. He shares how the experience taught him about much more than agriculture.
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Mushroom quiche with perennial wheat crust
Soil-smart, climate-resilient perennials can replace annual crops in a variety of recipes — like the flour in this quiche crust.
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Against the Grain
Efforts to replace annual wheat with perennial varieties promise to restore the soil, heal the land, and sequester carbon.
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Chef Al Massa’s pan-seared lionfish with forbidden rice
Try this award-winning recipe and enjoy a delicious way to curb an invasive fish population.
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Twice-cooked camas (or sunchoke)
This once prevalent root vegetable is being restored to the Pacific Northwest. Try another native plant, the sunchoke, for a similar cooking and nutritional experience.
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Peanut butter, banana, and cricket smoothie (dog-friendly!)
One way for you and your pets to enjoy removing animal meats from your diet.
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Insalata caprese with ‘moo-less’ mozzarella
A future-forward take on an Italian classic.
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Milking microbes instead of udders
Moooove over, cows. Precision fermentation creates the same proteins found in milk, leading to cheese, ice cream, and other treats that are indistinguishable from their conventional counterparts.
