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Fast Food Ads Courtesy of Volunteer Teens
Millennials are both credited and accused of being obsessed with food. The younger generation is recognized as a driver of healthy eating trends, as the generation that photographs its food until it's...
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Sustainable Food Trust
Debuting at The True Cost of American Food Conference last week in San Francisco, A Tale of Two Chickens is a short film which illustrates how we are paying a high price for food in hidden ways and why...
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Join Us In Celebrating #PlantSomething Day on April 30th, 2016
Since 1950, the number of people residing in urban areas has increased by more than 3.1 billion. It is projected by the United Nations that by 2050, 66 percent of the world’s population will be living...
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Denmark is planning to tax meat in the fight against climate change
Denmark is considering proposals to introduce a tax on red meat, after a government think tank came to the conclusion that “climate change is an ethical problem”. The Danish Council of Ethics...
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Stop McTeacher's Nights Action Center
What are McTeacher’s Nights? Events McDonald’s calls “McTeacher’s Nights” are part of a comprehensive marketing strategy McDonald’s has developed to target children wherever they are, including in...
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How A Cheating Husband Gave Rise To Nashville's Hot Chicken Craze
Nashville Hot Chicken is showing up everywhere lately, from fast-food marquees to trendy restaurant menus. But to find the real thing, you might start in a nondescript strip mall on the northeast side...
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Livestock and climate change: Fact and Fiction
By Frank Mitloehner As the November 2015 Global Climate Change Conference COP21 concluded in Paris, 196 countries reached agreement on the reduction of fossil fuel use and emissions in the production...
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Two of the world's top three insecticides harm bumblebees
Two of the world’s most widely used insecticides cause significant harm to bumblebee colonies, a new study has found, but a third had no effect. The work shows the distinct effects of each type of...
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Obama declares disaster as Marshall Islands suffers worst-ever drought
Barack Obama has declared the severe drought in the Marshall Islands a disaster, opening the way for emergency US funding for the Pacific island nation. The disaster declaration, which follows a...
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Why You Should Stare a Pigeon in the Eye
Nathanael Johnson once ate a pigeon turd—he plucked it off his sweater, mistaking it for a cookie crumb. He quickly recognized his mistake, and started retching in a subway station. “After that, things...
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Vegans take pitchforks, death threats to LA restaurant
At Café Gratitude, a vegan eatery based in Los Angeles, the menu is aspirational. Dishes have names like “Bountiful” (quinoa pasta), “Transformed” (two corn tacos), and “Liberated” (pad-thai kelp...
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FDA report shows Dole officials knew about Listeria in facility
Company officials knew a Dole salad plant was contaminated with Listeria for a year and a half before they shut it down — then they only took action after the U.S. and Canadian governments traced a...
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The U.S. Is Sitting on a Mountain of Cheese
When bacon was abundant it was everywhere: in your jam, on seemingly every burger, even flavoring bourbon. So if history is any guide, this year's food trend is extra cheese. The reason is the U.S. is...
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Why the people picking California's tomatoes can't afford to eat them
Spring is upon us, which means the weather is finally nice enough to sit outside and munch on a grilled burger slathered with ketchup. Or, if you prefer, a crispy salad topped with strawberries and...
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Will 2016 Be the Year of the Soda Tax?
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his plans to ban oversize sodas in New York City back in 2012, the idea quickly became a laughing matter. The policy was dubbed the Big Gulp Ban, and Bloomberg...
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Lessons in land access
By Holly Rippon-Butler, Land Access Program Director Forgive me if we’ve met in the past three months and I don’t remember your name—I’ve been on a bit of a whirlwind tour, talking about land access,...
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Ebola virus does a total shutdown to hide before a fresh strike
Ebola refuses to die. Affected West African countries have repeatedly stopped transmission of the virus, only for fresh outbreaks to appear, seemingly out of nowhere. The most recent outbreak was in...
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Dole Food Under Investigation Over Listeria Outbreak Linked to Salads
Updated April 29, 2016 6:20 p.m. ET The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Dole Food Co. over a listeria outbreak linked to four deaths in the U.S. and Canada and...
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10 Farmers Market Tips from 6 Cookbook Authors
You know how some people are obsessed with stamp collections or fantasy football teams? Well, we're obsessed with cookbooks. (Surprise!) Here, we'll talk them. Today: We turn to the pros for advice on...
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Cruice ships cancel trips because of the new Pilot Whale Act
According to In.fo, the new law that sentenced five Sea Shepherd members yesterday has attracted attention around the world. The german company cruise ship company Aida announced today that they will...
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