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Physicist Stephen Hawking baffled by Donald Trump's rise
Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but he says he can't understand Donald Trump's popularity. Prof Hawking has told ITV's "Good...
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Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and...
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Why Young Farmers are Flocking to Northfield, Minnesota
Northfield, Minnesota may have to add “CSAs” to their town motto “cows, colleges, and contentment.” Forty minutes south of Minneapolis, this small town is becoming a Midwest hotspot for sustainable...
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Crazy idea to change the world: What if we gave kids a good start in life?
Why do some countries remain poor, despite the best efforts of governments and development experts? “It’s because their children are getting off to a lousy start,” says Roger Thurow, a journalist and...
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Major environmental group makes first ever endorsement of Hillary Clinton
A major environmental group, the NRDC Action Fund, will endorse Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in its first-ever political endorsement in a presidential election. In a statement, the NRDC Action Fund, a...
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Why trade issues matter: the still-to-be-ratified Trans Pacific Partnership...
Every now and then I like to try to catch up with the arcane topic of trade agreements (see last week’s post). Today, I’ll deal with the other one still in play, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)....
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The Exercise Benefit You Aren't Thinking About
A new small study serves as a reminder that breaking a sweat is a drug-free way to improve mood and alleviate symptoms of health issues like ADHD and depression. In the report, published in the journal...
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OkCupid for unwanted fruits and veg: tech joins the fight against food waste
When Zoe Wong moved to the San Francisco Bay Area three years ago, she fell in love with the fresh and abundant produce from surrounding farmers’ markets. Wong grew up in Hong Kong, where fruits and...
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Can Planting More Milkweed Save Monarch Butterflies? It's Complicated
Monarch butterflies are disappearing. Populations of these distinctive black and orange migratory insect have been in precipitous decline for the last 20 years. But scientists aren't exactly sure...
View Article2016 AFJ AWARDS COMPETITION LIST OF FINALISTS
2016 AFJ AWARDS COMPETITION LIST OF FINALISTS First-, second- and third-place winners will be announced on Sept. 22, 2016, at a special awards party during AFJ’s annual conference in Seattle. Finalists...
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Can Food Labels Kill Added Sugar?
Sugar is everywhere in the American diet, and now the Food and Drug Administration will begin highlighting just how much of the sweet stuff is added to what we eat. Beginning in July 2018, the...
View ArticleGold Medal, Gold Medal Wondra, and Signature Kitchens Flour Recalled Due to...
General Mills www.generalmills.com/flour 1-800-230-8103 View Product Photos MINNEAPOLIS – General Mills is collaborating with health officials to investigate an ongoing, multistate outbreak of E. coli...
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Arizona State diverts nearly 600 pounds of food with 'Rescued Food Feast'
If a menu listed "mojo chicken with local fresh herbs and citrus reduction," or "sheperd's pie with a savory beef stock and whipped potatoes," would customers order it? What if that same food was...
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School Garden Summer Success Secrets
Summer presents numerous challenges in the school garden. Whenever we meet with school communities, the same question always arises, “What are we supposed to do in the summer time?” Fortunately, there...
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Will microbes save agriculture?
Right under our feet. That’s where David Perry believes the next agricultural revolution will come from – the millions of unseen microbes in soil that play a crucial but complicated role in the...
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Boom Time for Urban Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture doesn’t have a reputation for thinking outside the “Big-Ag” box. So it might come as a surprise that it’s taking one of farming’s most upstart efforts pretty...
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Beans Could Be the Low-Tech Solution to Food’s Biggest Problems
The heirloom cornfield beans are just starting to break through the mulch at the base of the clusters of corn in the “three sisters” plot I have going in my Los Angeles garden. It’s a cropping system...
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Honeybees pick up 'astonishing' number of pesticides via non-crop plants
A Purdue University study shows that honeybees collect the vast majority of their pollen from plants other than crops, even in areas dominated by corn and soybeans, and that pollen is consistently...
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Pesticides And Bees: Keeping Bees Safe In Our Gardens
Terms of Agreement The following Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement between Walacea and Walacea’s members. This agreement outlines the terms and conditions that govern member...
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There are more jobs in renewable energy than in oil, gas, and coal combined
A word to the burly coal miners who complained that cutting coal out of our energy mix would take away their jobs when the Climate Action Plan was up for debate. Jobs in solar energy now outnumber jobs...
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