Nutrition & Wellness
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You might start seeing mushroom-beef burgers on menus in the near future
Not everyone is so keen on switching from all-beef burgers to a non-meat alternative, such as soy. That’s why there’s a growing movement backed by chefs, scientists, and environmental advocates to replace 100 percent ground beef in some foods with a blend that contains up to half mushrooms. The Read More...
The results of this study will make you never want to eat processed foods again
In a study in 2015, researchers asked 20 fast food-loving Americans to swap diets with 20 people living in rural South Africa. What the researchers found was that the South African had “remarkable” changes in the biomarkers that indicate colon cancer risk. The good news, however, is that the Read More...
How mushroom coffee is becoming the latest caffeine trend
A new trend has emerged in world of brewed drinks: Mushroom coffee. Though it may or may not sound delightful (depending on who you ask), mushroom coffee purportedly has an anti-inflammatory effect, and is supposed to regulate blood sugar levels and boost metabolism. How long do you think it will Read More...
This small piece of material can double the lifespan of bananas
Yesterday we wrote about an agriculture company that has developed a plant-based coating that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh 3-4 times longer. In similar fashion, today we’re talking about a company that has created a simple filter system designed to prolong the ‘green life’ of bananas. Read More...
Why 19 year-old YouTuber Huw Richards is the future of gardening
There’s a new kid in the herbaceous border and he’s an online horticultural Read More...
Scientists have created a plant-based coating that could help end food waste
Feeding the world’s population isn’t so much about how much food we’re growing, but how to keep the food we grow from perishing. That’s why an agriculture company out of Santa Barbara developed a plant-based coating that allows fruits and vegetables to last two-to-three times longer than it Read More...
The Internet of growing things
Connected sensors and big data are changing how farmers grow crops and raise livestock—making food safer and better for Read More...
This chef is rebuilding lives in Colombia through indigenous cuisine
Beyond the pain that comes with fleeing from war, displaced people also have a great burden financially. That’s why a renowned chef is helping people displaced by the armed conflict in Colombia find a profitable source of income by teaching them the value of farming indigenous food. Not only is Read More...
Regenerative organic certification wants to be the ultimate ethical standard
The new standard combines the best of all the usual players–fair trade, humane, non-GMO–into one label that aims to set a new bar for sustainable, ethical agricultural Read More...
Ikea wants to replace their fast food items with worm balls and bug burgers
Ikea is known for the Swedish meatballs and cheap hotdogs that tempt you when you walk out of the store. In the not so distant future, however, you may be coming across a different, more sustainable variety of foods including worm balls and algae hot dogs. Ikea’s innovation lab has been working Read More...