8 Ways to Make Your Chanukah More Sustainable
Sarah Newman writes the blog, Neesh Noosh: A Jewish Woman's Journey to Find Faith in Food, available at NeeshNoosh.Net. Find the original post here. From foods to gifts, there are many ways to add...
View ArticleNew Diabetes Cases, at Long Last, Begin to Fall in the United States
EUTAW, Ala. — After decades of relentless rise, the number of new cases of diabetes in the United States has finally started to decline. The rate of new cases fell by about a fifth from 2008 to 2014,...
View ArticleThe Salt Wars: Here Comes New York City's Next Food Fight
New York City is facing an imminent challenge to a new rule requiring restaurant chains to post warnings on dishes with high amounts of salt, the latest battle in its campaign to improve public health...
View ArticleThe Marshall Islands Are Disappearing
EBEYE, Marshall Islands — Linber Anej waded out in low tide to haul cement chunks and metal scraps to shore and rebuild the makeshift sea wall in front of his home. The temporary barrier is no match...
View ArticleFood Companies to Add Scan Codes With More Product Details
About 30 food companies on Wednesday announced plans to add scannable codes to their packaging that consumers could use to get information about ingredients, allergens and nutrition. The Grocery...
View ArticleMarijuana growers in the US are using up $6 billion a year in electricity
As more states legalize marijuana in the US, pot cultivation is sucking up an ever-growing amount of energy from the grid. Since most of the legal weed is grown indoors, the pot industry burns through...
View Article5 Wine Myths That Should be Put to Rest
One of the benefits of having a sommelier in your circle of friends is that you can ask all the wine questions that seem silly, strange, or obvious to ask without getting embarrassed. (That, and they...
View ArticleA Sustainable Food Future Requires A Radical Rethink
Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's signature lineup of contributors Chief executive of the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council At this time of year we're accustomed to...
View ArticleBlue Bottle and Tartine Bakery Halt Merger
Just seven months after making it official, Blue Bottle and Tartine Bakery have changed their relationship status. In a joint statement, Tartine owners Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt and Blue...
View ArticleNews Article: Soils are endangered, but the degradation can be rolled back
Such actions need to be supported by targeted policies, including: Erosion carries away 25 to 40 billion tonnes of topsoil every year, significantly reducing crop yields and the soil’s ability to store...
View ArticleHow to Satisfy the World’s Surging Appetite for Meat
The chickens squawking in a cinder-block barn near the heart of the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., don’t know it, but they play an important part in the plans of the agriculture industry. The...
View ArticleHow Terrorist Sympathizers Exploit America’s Gun Laws
Federal investigators now believe that at least one of the perpetrators behind the San Bernardino attack may have pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. According to three law...
View ArticleThe Story of La Taqueria’s Remastered Mission-Style Burrito
Think of Miguel Jara as the beloved mayor of a reasonably-sized town. La Taqueria, the San Francisco restaurant he's owned and operated since 1973, is his fiefdom. He makes sure everything is working,...
View ArticleThink finals are tough? Real challenge for growing number of college students...
Every morning, as Christine Janumala prepares for her classes at Columbia University, she makes sure her bag is packed with all the essentials. Textbooks. Note pads. Pens. And at least one empty tub of...
View ArticleLetter From the Editor: Mansour to the Rescue
With its stock price in the toilet, its fourth-quarter earnings dwindling, and more of its customers becoming outbreak victims, Chipotle Mexican Grill decided last week was a good time to announce a...
View ArticleFood52 Holiday Market
To celebrate this time of year, we're bringing back the Food52 Holiday Market. Stop by and you'll find a selection of products from our shop: beautiful housewares, kitchen and pantry essentials, and...
View ArticleOpen Letter
Javascript is currently disabled. Please enable javascript for the optimal experience! Join us in demanding that world leaders sign a strong agreement at the Paris climate negotiations in December. The...
View ArticleSoil Health and Livestock: ATTRA Resources
This publication covers basic soil properties and management steps toward building and maintaining healthy soils. It introduces basic soil principles and provides an understanding of how living soils...
View ArticleSoil Solutions to Climate Problems
Narrated by Michael PollanTo learn more visit: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.orgA powerful solution to the climate crisis can be found right beneath our feet—in the soil.By harnessing the immense...
View ArticleQ&A: Brett Tolley, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
“The work is deeply connected to my own purpose. I have deep appreciation and gratitude for what the ocean has meant to my family. It is enormous. It has put food on our table and provided a meaningful...
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