Conscious Consumption

When it comes to ministering to plants, who better than a bee?

Today, we look at how Cyclone Pam has wrecked the Island nation of Vanuatu’s farming sector; how technology is changing agriculture in Africa; the startling results of an Australian program to improve soil; and alleged abuse of chickens in a large North Carolina poultry processing plant.

Wait a second: will we urban Northeasterners someday have fresh produce in the winter?

Clover has many benefits for eco-conscious farmers and gardeners.

We need to go back to the old country to understand how cabbage became entwined with Irish culinary history.

Welcome to the (Ag)gregator, where you’ll find a daily offering of food and farm related stories from around the Web. Today, we learn about a new study that finds light pollution affects plant growth; look at an Australian company that sells whole steers to rich Chinese; and two separate lawsuits, one in Virginia about the definition of agriculture, and the other down the road in D.C. at the U.S. Supreme Court, which concerns California’s raisin industry. There’s also a bonus story! It’s an update on Two Face the Australian steer.

Turns out you can buy cannabis treats for your pet. Well, you used to be able to, at least.

Could this strange purple varietal be Kenya’s first big high-end tea?

This blog post refuses to encourage the rise of antibiotic resistance.