Can You Trust the Organic Food Label?
“Organic” food is specifically certified and verified, but millions of dollars worth of fraud still occurs within the organic system.
Can the Blockchain Clear the Smoke for Cannabis?
Cannabis often has a hazy supply chain, but blockchain technology promises seed-to-sale transparency for growers and consumers.
Who Can Afford Free Food? The Limits of Freeganism
Dumpster diving may sound like a way to save food and money. But for some, the risks are higher than for others.
Harvesting Shellfish? Get the App
Toxins, pollution and invisible boundary lines are obstacles to harvesting bivalves such as clams and oysters. A new cohort of cellphone and web apps promises to help people farm and harvest shellfish more responsibly.
Making SNAP Recruitment More Equitable Across Language Barriers
Speaking English as a second language can make applying for government benefits difficult. Inequitable ad recruitment can deepen the divide.
Researchers are learning just what’s possible using the gene-editing technology CRISPR, which advocates say can prevent disease, improve food security and reduce methane emissions.
To Reverse a Troubling Trend, Farmers Are Adding Rocks to Their Fields
Across the country, farmers are taking a chance on a new method: adding crushed volcanic rock to fields to improve soil health (and sequester carbon in the process).
States Want to Put More Local Food on School Lunch Trays. What Does That Mean, Exactly?
Local Food Purchasing Incentives are state programs that reimburse schools for buying locally. But first, states need to define what’s “local.”
These Dogs are in Crisis. Who Looks After the Guardians?
Livestock guardian dogs can do important work on farms. But they are being surrendered and euthanized in epic numbers.
