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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 Senate’s new farm bill would prioritize the climate. Too bad it’s basically doomed.
Democrats and Republicans can't seem to agree over what belongs in the nation's leading agricultural policy.
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The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture last year, according to a new analysis.
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Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it
The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change?
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Trump’s second term is already derailing food talks at COP29
At the U.N. climate summit, agricultural emissions are being sidelined — again.
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‘Praying for rain’: How New York farmers are dealing with drought — and unexpected brush fires
The dry weather in the Hudson Valley speaks to the difficulty of growing food on a warming planet.
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The funky mold turning food waste into culinary delights
An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene — and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions.
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How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.
Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.
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More farms are turning to automation amid labor shortages
Climate change is making farm work more difficult and dangerous. But workers worry technology could lead to further exploitation.
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Helene and Milton upended a key part of the nation’s agriculture system
America depends on Southeastern agriculture. After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future.
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The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
Wetlands absorb carbon from the atmosphere. The Coeur d’Alene’s restoration would do more than just that.
