Conscious Consumption

In a study published in the journal Ecosphere, a team at the University of Guelph in Ontario discovered bees making their homes out of bits of plastic waste.

From Egypt to Ecuador, Bhutan to the Bayou, there’s no food more universal than rice. So in New York City – home to 3 million foreign-born residents – what crop would you use to educate kids about agriculture?

The poultry industry produces six billion tons of chicken feathers every year, most of it destined to end up in a landfill. But recently chicken feathers have ended up in everything from art projects to running shoes to car manufacturing.

Ducks: by far the weirdest form of barnyard intercourse.

As Silicon Valley turns its eyes towards ag, eight companies that are using tech in interesting ways in the field.

The "fluke” to which Hart refers is the reason the Hart family purchased chickens; eggs were getting very expensive. To save money, she and her husband bought chickens so the fam...

Before “Got Milk?” is laid to rest in the dustbin of promotional history, we thought we’d rustle up some eulogies — from the very people whose livelihoods depend on milk.

The Real Food Media Contest put out an open call for short films about the good, the bad and the ugly in our food system. Here’s the judges ten favorite flicks.

India is the world’s largest milk producer — but much of that milk doesn’t make it off the farm due to lack of refrigeration. One start-up is trying to change all that.