Fish Stocks Are Declining Worldwide, And Climate Change Is On The Hook
A fisherman shovels grey sole, a type of flounder, out of the hold of a ship at the Portland Fish Pier in Maine, September 2015. New research finds the ability of fish populations to reproduce and...
View ArticleMove over, Monsanto: The pesticide and GMO seed industry just spawned a new...
US chemical titans Dow and DuPont have agreed to a $130 billion merger. Once combined, DowDuPont (as it will be known) intends to split into three parts, including one devoted solely to agriculture....
View ArticleProduce ‘Vultures’ Are Helping Feed the Hungry During the Holidays
When Khoury Humphrey was growing up in rural Oklahoma, even the merchandise at Goodwill was above his parents’ pay grade. Instead of buying secondhand, he and his father, a disabled veteran, would...
View ArticleGood Food for London 2015
Javascript is required to use a number of the features of the Sustain website. Find out how to enable Javascript here In our London borough league table and series of good food maps we shine a light on...
View ArticleIs Eating Lettuce Really Worse For The Environment Than Eating Bacon?
A recent study, and the various blog posts and news articles covering the study, seems to make a baffling and contradictory claim: is it possible that adjusting our diets from meat-heavy to...
View ArticleFive myths about gluten
When I founded our celiac center nearly 20 years ago, writers couldn’t spell “celiac,” and very few people had ever heard the word “gluten.” One of our primary goals has been to advance awareness of...
View ArticleWATCH: Aziz Ansari Sounds Off On Factory Farms
Comedian Aziz Ansari has a great bit in his standup routine on the truth behind factory farms that’s as funny as it is tragic. You know when Homer Simpson uttered the classic line, “It’s funny because...
View ArticleMars Chocolate North America Issues Allergy Alert Voluntary Recall on...
Mars Chocolate North America Issues Allergy Alert Voluntary Recall on Undeclared Peanuts, Wheat and Egg Ingredient for DOVE® Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes, 24.0 oz. Bag, Sold Only at One Major...
View ArticleVilsack calls opposing sides of GMO labeling debate to table
An activist carries a poster during a protest against chemical giant Monsanto in Durban, South Africa, on May 24, 2014.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The food industry, consumer groups and...
View ArticlePeople Who Were Certain Climate Change Is Fake Are Now Certain That Paris...
The most unintentionally revealing commentary on the Paris climate agreement came from National Review senior editor David Pryce-Jones. “I know next to nothing about the technicalities of the subject,...
View ArticleCalifornia Wants to Store Water for Farmers, but Struggles Over How to Do It
FRIANT, Calif. — Californians suffering through the fourth year of a punishing drought have a new worry. With fierce storms predicted for the winter, they are bracing for floods by stockpiling sandbags...
View ArticleKenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack
A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses. They told the militants "to kill...
View ArticleJamie Oliver apprentice to cook for 2,000 Calais refugees
A former apprentice to Jamie Oliver is calling on Londoners to help carry out his plan to cook a feast for 2,000 refugees in Calais. Jai Harrower, 24, who grew up on the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth,...
View ArticleThe 10 best food cities in America, ranked
T o be a great food city, it helps to have a large body of water nearby, a classic dish or three, and a population with a fondness for drink. Those are among my impressions after spending more than 60...
View ArticleBeyond Panettone: 5 Global Christmas Breads To Nibble On
Panettone may have once sounded exotic, but these days, the dome-shaped Italian fruit bread is readily available on American grocery store shelves. But if you're ready to expand your repertoire of...
View ArticleBacteria that resist 'last antibiotic' in UK
Bacteria that resist the antibiotic of last resort - colistin - have been discovered in the UK. Officials say the threat to human health is low, but is under ongoing review. Scientists warned the world...
View ArticleTop Food Trends of 2015, According to the Internet
People have ever-changing tastes, while trends — especially food trends — can be hard to keep up with. Luckily in the age of big data, food not only becomes a popular topic of discussions in homes,...
View ArticleWild bee decline threatens US crop production
The first national study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they're disappearing in many of the country's most important farmlands—including California's Central Valley, the Midwest's corn belt, and the...
View ArticleIn Defense of Food: A Look Behind the Scenes of the New Michael Pollan Film
It’s been a few years since Food, Inc. came out and author Michael Pollan last graced the big screen. On Wednesday December 30, Americans will again be privy to Pollan’s wisdom—this time about eating,...
View ArticleOberlin Students Take Culture War to the Dining Hall
Some students at Oberlin College are taking their demands for diversity and racial inclusion to the dining hall, asking for more traditional meals and criticizing what they consider poor efforts at...
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