Food Archives - Modern Farmer
Composting Makes Sense. Why Don’t More Cities Do It?

Roughly one quarter of all landfill waste in the US is food. If you add... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
March 18, 2024
He Wanted to Start Up a Composting Operation. Outdated Zoning Laws Stood...

Where there’s a will, there’s not always a way.  Ben Stanger has composted his whole... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
March 18, 2024
Meet the Modern Composters on Wheels

For a Friday afternoon in February, the weather in Missoula, Montana is uncharacteristically spring-like. The... (more)

Lena Beck
March 15, 2024
What You Can Do About The Overwhelming Problem of Plastic Packaging

For most people on the planet, plastic has become inescapable. It’s also harmful to humans... (more)

Rose Garrett
March 6, 2024
This is the Year to Eat More Upcycled Foods

“Upcycled” is the food trend of the year—and, hopefully, it’s one of the rare ones... (more)

Elena Valeriote
February 29, 2024
The Staggering Scale of Food Waste, Explained

Most people don’t set out to waste food. And yet, we’re pretty much all guilty... (more)

Lena Beck
February 22, 2024
A Bulk of Food Waste Happens at Home. Here’s How to Cut...

Food gets wasted at every point in the system. It happens on farms, at factories,... (more)

Lena Beck
February 22, 2024
What It Takes to Feed the Community in the Polar Bear Capital...

The sub-arctic community of Churchill, Manitoba, located on the western shores of the Hudson Bay,... (more)

Trina Moyles
January 17, 2024
Got Leftovers? Community Fridges Can Fight Hunger and Food Waste

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Dan... (more)

Max Graham, Grist
October 31, 2023
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