Climate Food and Agriculture
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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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National Farmworker Awareness Week highlights a dirty labor plight
This week highlights the struggles of the millions of farmworkers who handpick American produce.
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This man stole 42,000 pounds of cheese
An Illinois man stole $200,000 worth of cheese. He's going to get in trouble because even though stealing cheese is funny, it's still stealing.
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Monsanto flirts with disaster, owns the world anyway
Just three years ago, the agribusiness giant was a laughingstock. Thanks to its friends in government and the courts, and new industry alliances, it's back with a vengeance.
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Scientists may have found an all-natural way to keep bread from going moldy
They're figuring out how to extend the shelf life of bread. This is good news, even though all of us pretend we're trying to stop eating it, which we never will, so just forget it.
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Flies that eat organic live longer, make more fly babies
Organic food may not be proven best for humans, but a new study points to it being best for the little bugs that annoy humans.
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American Bird Conservancy discovers four new bird species: Blue, teal, pink, and purple Peeps
The marshmallow Peep is the American Bird Conservancy's bird of the week, and ornithologists now recognize blue, teal, pink, and purple species.
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Here’s what 2,000 calories really looks like
What does 2,000 calories look like? It looks like 285 almonds ... or 16 bananas ... or seven bagels ... or two and a half Cinnabons.
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There are even more dead pigs in a Chinese river
The 16,000 dead pigs floating down the Huangpu River might actually mean that China is making progress on food safety.
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Is there any point to buying organic baby food?
Organic baby food costs like twice as much as regular baby food. A recent study raises the question: Is this money you really need to spend?
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Sustainable food loses its biggest champion in Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Merrigan promoted local and organic foods in an agency that has for years been infatuated with big commodity ag.
