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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Should I give up dairy because of climate change?
So much of a food's environmental footprint has to do with how you eat it!
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How a massive new cattle feedlot threatens one of Iowa’s last pristine waterways
Years of controversy, environmental violations, and a whole lot of poop
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How much forest did we lose in 2020? Like, a Netherlands’ worth
Report: Dry, fiery weather is killing the world's trees
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These companies’ deforestation promises went up in flames
Deforestation was supposed to end in 2020. Instead, it hit a 12-year high.
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Seaweed: A planet-saving, anti-burping drug for cows
New study: Sprinkling red seaweed in cattle feed slashes methane burps
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This startup says seaweed is the secret to a better faux burger — and a healthier climate
The same stuff you see wrapped around sushi can make fake meat look, cook, and taste like the real thing — and help save the planet, too.
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Wild crops could save our food system — if we don’t destroy them first
Endangered sunflowers, lost potatoes, and rare walnut trees: The food system depends on wild plants.
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1,000 years of fake meat in 2 minutes
We prepared six faux meat dishes from the past 1,000 years
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Are animals eating all the human food?
There's not really a simple prescription to graze our way out of the climate crisis.
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How one man’s philosophy of data and food science could help save the planet
Oliver Zahn once pondered the nature of the cosmos. Now he’s using machine learning to build plant-based proteins that taste just like meat — and cheese.
