Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops in the field after harvest. The practice, which dates to biblical times, is used today to provide fresh foods to those in need, and there are multiple organizations around the world that support it. In the United States, the National Gleaning Project works to connect modern gleaning…
Composting food scraps benefits everyone, and whether you live in a tiny apartment or on a sprawling country estate there are ways you can participate. Here’s a guide: How to Compost No Matter Where You Live: Transforming Food Waste into Gardening Gold https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/how-to-compost-no-matter-where-you-live-transforming-food-waste-into-gardening-gold/ Related Reading
The largest-ever study of its kind confirms that eating less meat and more plants — but, crucially, not excluding animal-sourced products — benefits both health and the environment. People who follow such a diet cut both their mortality risk and the climate impact of their food by a third. Confirmed. Most robust evidence yet that…
Many times, perhaps most times, the lack of healthy, fresh, nutritious foods in certain neighborhoods is the result of structural racism and unjust penal systems that keep people impoverished and hungry. Feed Black Futures is a community-based food sovereignty organization in California that is battling that by connecting Black and brown farmers with Black mamas and…
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Mexico’s new General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Nutrition emphasizes everyone’s right to food and is designed to make food available to everyone, but what does the law actually say? The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service studied it, and here’s what it found. Mexico’s bold new law on adequate and sustainable nutrition. https://www.foodpolitics.com/2024/08/what-im-reading-mexicos-new-nutrition-law/ Related Reading
South Korea recycles 98 percent of its food waste, converting it into fertilizer, feed for livestock, even a kind of renewable energy. Can other countries do the same? South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world? http://archive.is/hKEbU Related Reading
The shells of crabs and their fellow crustaceans are usually treated as waste, but modern technology is finding a wide use for them. The latest innovation is a material that not only extends the shelf life of produce, but even removes chemical pesticides and herbicides from it. A Cracking New Use for Shellfish Waste: Extending…
The USDA has a long history of refusing to lend money to Black farmers, approving smaller loans to Black farmers compared to white farmers, and foreclosing quicker on Black farmers than white farmers. To rectify this, the Biden administration has given more than $2 billion to more than 23,000 victims. But is it enough? US pays $2bn…
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Corn stalks can grow to become twice as tall as a person, which makes them vulnerable to wind and difficult for farmers to tend. But short corn stalks can stand up to windstorms, boost yields and benefit the environment. Recognizing this, leading seed companies have engineered seeds that result in short stalks, and they are…
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