Nutrition & Wellness
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Even The Wall Street Journal raises the question: Can organic agriculture feed the world?
It’s a sign of the increasing strength of the organic movement that The Wall Street Journal—a reliable stalwart of the establishment and the status quo—joins the debate about whether organic agriculture can feed the world. Yes it can, says Catherine Badgley, an associate professor in the Read More...
Steel factory becomes world’s largest indoor vertical farm
An old steel factory can become the world’s largest indoor vertical farm producing healthy food all year round. That shows that the opportunities to increase food production in a sustainable way are virtually endless. AeroFarms’ new 69,000 sq ft (6,410 sq m) facility in Newark, New Jersey will Read More...
Adding an egg to your salad makes you absorb nutrients better
Adding an egg to your salad may make it easier to absorb the nutrients better. A small study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concludes that the carotenoids that give veggies such as carrots and tomatoes their color make the nutrients in raw vegetables stick better. They're also Read More...
Can this tree provide financial security for 10 million people in Africa?
An icon of the African savanna, the baobab tree produces fruit and leaves that are very nutritious and easily cultivated, even in dry environments where traditional agriculture is not possible. London-based social enterprise Aduna claims a lot of the baobab bounty goes to waste, and aspires to Read More...
UK biggest supermarket chain gives food away to charities
The movement to reduce food waste is gaining momentum. In the wake of France’s new law banning supermarkets from destroying edible food, UK biggest supermarket chain Tesco just began to test a voluntary initiative to give away its unsold food to charities including homeless shelters. The group Read More...
Solutions to clean up the palm oil industry
Palm oil is as ubiquitous in processed foods as it is controversial for its disastrous ecological and social impacts. Transparent supply chains, regulations, strict third-party verifications, alliances of companies and civil society are some of the necessary approaches to clean up the palm oil Read More...
Growing food security in Argentina, one school garden at the time
Up to 35 percent of children in Argentina live in households with “unmet basic needs.” Only 53 percent receive of those receive food assistance. Here is the inspiring story of the Huerta Niño Foundation, an organization founded in 1999 to build agroecological school gardens in low-income areas Read More...
Wal-Mart pressures its suppliers to ban antibiotics from animal feed
Consumers just scored an important victory over the food industry. Citing an internal study that showed 66 percent of its customers were more likely to shop from a retailer that ensures humane treatment of livestock, Wal-Mart made a historic announcement last Friday. The giant retailer, who Read More...
France to penalize supermarkets for food waste
Reducing food waste has been a top priority of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization since its Director-General José Graziano da Silva arrived at the helm in 2011. While the European Union has suggested its member states reduce their food waste by at least 30 percent by 2025, France's lower Read More...
Mindful consumers bring Big Food to the tipping point
People across the globe are getting more conscious about what they eat. They want food that they understand—real food that supports their health, not weird concoctions that can potentially wreak havoc on their bodies. Consumers’ changing habits are consequently eating into the profits of big Read More...