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California gas leak called the biggest disaster since BP
A methane leak in Southern California could be the worst environmental disaster since the BP oil spill, Gizmodo reports. The leak was discovered outside Los Angeles in late October, at a natural gas...
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Weekly Harvest Newsletter
Weekly Harvest Newsletter Sustainable Agriculture News Briefs - December 30, 2015 Weekly sustainable agriculture news and resources gleaned from the Internet by NCAT staff for the ATTRA Sustainable...
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The 10 Corporations that Control the World's Food
A significant amount of well-known brands are produced by just ten food companies. Between these ten largest food and drink manufacturers, which control most of the world’s food production, it is...
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2016 Non-GMO and Organic Grain Production Contracts
The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2016.
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World's Largest Meatpacking Company Tests Out Robot Butchers
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. Slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants throughout the country employ a lot of people. About a quarter of...
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10 Ways to Get Brussels Sprouts on the Table
Actually, there's no reason why it should be a struggle. These tiny cabbages can carry amazingly big flavors. Salty pancetta balances out the sweetness from the fig jam in this flavorful side dish....
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Mystery absence of humpback whales in Hawaii has experts scratching heads
Humpback whales have been slow to return to Hawaii as December usually marks the start of the season, experts say. The giant whales are a famous part of winter on the islands and a source of income for...
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The Historic Problem With Hoppin' John
New Year's Day is approaching, which means we need to have a little talk about Hoppin' John. A savory blend of rice and black-eyed peas, it's served alongside collard greens as the traditional New...
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6 Things to Know About the EPA’s New Pesticide Rules
Elizabeth Grossman is a Portland, Oregon-based journalist specializing in environmental and science issues. She is the author of Chasing Molecules, High Tech Trash, Watershed and other books. Her work...
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Whistleblower Claims Censorship of Research into Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths
A senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture filed a whistleblower complaint on Wednesday accusing the federal agency of suppressing research findings that could call into question the use...
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The Long Shadow of Childhood Hunger
We all know that hunger is a problem in America, but it can be difficult for many of us to fully grasp its effects, especially when it comes to children. Almost 50 million Americans are food insecure,...
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More Than Half the Trees in the Amazon at Risk of Extinction. Are Your...
The Amazon is one of the most biologically diverse places on earth. It is also diminishing rapidly. A new study published today in Science Advances looked at more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species and...
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Whistleblower Speaks Out Against USDA, Corruption & Systemic Pesticides
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, a respected expert when it comes to the risk assessment of pesticides and genetically modified crops, worked for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural...
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Judge green lights whistleblower claim against USDA by pesticide researcher
A prominent scientist in the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service has just cleared the first hurdle in an ongoing whistleblower claim against the agency. Last week, Judge Patricia M. Miller rejected...
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People Like Food More When They Make It Themselves
There’s another reason why you should give cooking a chance. A recent study discovered that people like healthy food more if they make it themselves. In the study, which was published in the journal...
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Kumi Naidoo: 'The struggle has never been about saving the planet'
When Kumi Naidoo was approached to be head of Greenpeace in 2009 he was 19 days into a hunger strike, in an effort to draw attention to the plight of millions of Zimbabweans facing severe food...
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Fighting for the Promised Land: A Story of Farming and Racism (Gravy Ep. 29)
Shirley Sherrod on the porch of the antebellum mansion at the Resora Plantation. Shirley Sherrod’s introduction to the intermingling of agriculture and racism came when she was 17 years old, with an...
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8 New Gardening Books We're Reading This Winter
The latest crop of winter books gives gardeners plenty to ponder while awaiting spring. A Wilder Life In this season-by-season guide to getting in touch with nature, Celestine Maddy, editor of the...
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18 Ways to Eat Sustainably in 2016
Getting ready to put together those New Years’ resolutions? If eating more sustainably is among them, here’s a quick guide to get you started. Put up foods like berries and summery fruits and veggies...
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The Website Obesity Crisis
This is the text version of a talk I gave on October 29, 2015, at the Web Directions conference in Sydney. [53 minute video]. Let me start by saying that beautiful websites come in all sizes and page...
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