By Video Volunteers This compilation of two posts by Maya Khodve originally appeared on Video Volunteers, an award-winning international community media organisation based in India. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing agreement (with Global Voices). It is ironic that the…
By Tyler Durden The first crop damage estimates are in for Florida’s citrus groves following Hurricane Ian last week, and they point to utter devastation in certain parts of the state, sending orange juice prices Monday to almost six-year highs. Bloomberg spoke with Ray Royce, executive…
By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira Nanoplastics are making their way into our food, and likely accumulating in our bodies as a result, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have created a fingerprint-based technique to detect tiny plastic particles in organisms. The…
By Tyler Durden A drought is drying up parts of the Mississippi River, a major export channel for corn and soybeans. Barges cannot haul farm goods at full capacity because of shrinking water levels, sparking a vessel shortage that has sent transport prices to record…
By Neenah Payne “Living high on the hog” refers to eating the best and costliest cuts of a pig such as the loin rather than lower parts such as the feet, knuckles, hocks, belly, and jowls which were given to Blacks during slavery. So, “living…
By Tyler Durden A few years ago, life was good for the fake meat industry. Beyond Meat had been given vast amounts of real estate in grocery stores, and had scored a deal with Burger King to sell “Impossible” Whoppers. McDonald’s rolled out a McPlant…
By Neenah Payne The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell: “Before the 20th century, when people thought of New York, they thought of oysters. This is what New York was to the world— a great oceangoing port where people ate succulent local oysters from…
By Neenah Payne The concept of “keystone species” was introduced by ecologist Robert Paine in 1969. A keystone species has a large effect on the community it supports. Keystone species increase the species biodiversity of a community and enhance stability of the environement. Without them,…
Innovafeed has secured big funding to build a bug factory in Illinois and pledges to “place sustainable development and social impact at the heart of its business model and thus reinforce the global positive impact of the industry.” I haven’t talked with anyone who wants…
By John Anderer Modern farmers are feeling increasingly unappreciated and isolated, according to researchers from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Rural Policy Research and national charity The Farming Community Network (FCN). Farming is an absolutely essential industry, and farmers often work long hours and…
By Tyler Durden New satellite imagery shows a large swath of California’s rice fields has been left barren without harvest as fears of a “mini dust bowl” emerge due to diminishing water supplies. Kurt Richter, a third-generation rice farmer in Colusa, the rice capital of…
By Kristoffer Mousten Hansen Earlier this year, Our World in Data celebrated the fact we have now passed “peak agricultural land”: over the last few decades, the global land area devoted to food production has declined. While the decline is not large and while the…
By Neenah Payne Water Is Life Festival: September 4 shows the enormous crises we face and how indigenous peoples and “keystone” species can help. Del Bigtree, host of The Highwire, produced Vaxxed: From Coverup To Catastrophe which went viral in 2016. In Food Fight on August 25, Del…
By Tyler Durden More than six months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the global fertilizer crunch threatens to starve the planet as prices are too high for some farmers ahead of the next planting season. That’s the view of Maximo Torero, chief economist from…
By Tyler Durden Drought conditions expanded and intensified over the Northeast this summer, according to the latest report from the US Drought Monitor. Extreme drought plagues eastern Massachusetts, including Boston, and southern and eastern Rhode Island. A severe drought is more widespread, encompassing much of…
By Keean Bexte Small subtropical bugs have been crushed up and sold in popular food products for years, and most people are totally oblivious. The cochineal is a small-scale insect that lives and feasts on cacti in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and subtropical regions of South…
By Tyler Durden A wave of European ammonia-plant shutdowns due to soaring natural gas prices has resulted in a devastating fertilizer crunch, worsening by the week, with as much as 70% of production offline. “Ammonia prices, though volatile, rose 15% in 3Q and could climb…
By Mac Slavo The amount of unplanted farmland in California is increasing, making the food supply crisis even worse. The drought is causing farmers to refrain from planting crops that they cannot afford to water. United States Department of Agriculture data shows there are more…
By Adam Haritan Tropical fruit flavors are not commonly detected in my neck of the woods. When they are, the experience is unforgettable. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is an eastern North American plant whose ripe fruit tastes like a mix between pineapple and Starburst candy. All…
By David Thomas If you’re at all interested in survivalism, prepping, or primitive living, you’ve likely spent a lot of time considering how to get food for yourself in the wilderness without complex equipment or techniques. Knowing how to catch fish with minimal gear is…
