Thinking differently about growing food.
The Green Revolution in agriculture was powered by mechanisation, but our soils are now worn out…
Growing a single crop over vast amounts of land has become the norm. But in the face of a…
Small-scale farming communities across the world are using agroecology to simultaneously tackle food…
Carbon farming aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere by storing it in plant material and/or the…
Fungi are not just fun to forage and delicious to eat, they can also be useful for food…
Here’s how food forests could be replacing part of our conventional agriculture to make our…
Although it’s commonly misperceived as a natural expansion of deserts, desertification of once…
Once a month I change hats. Normally, I’m a project manager working behind a computer. But…
Over the course of generations, farms have become bigger, more industrialised and more efficient,…
From being offered to the Gods by ancient civilisations to being touted as a future crop that can…
What is the world of hunting like? I sat down with Susanne Tonheim to hear her experience growing up…
Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, with 18.4% of global greenhouse…
The agricultural systems that provide us with our food today may seem different from…
If I said ‘seafood’ to you, what springs to mind? Chances are ‘low trophic’…
New technologies can offer farmers novel ways to boost the long-term health of their soils. But…
Poverty and food insecurity: the two biggest welfare and development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa by…
High in protein, a source of minerals, and eaten by 2 billion people worldwide, edible insects are…
Soil plays a huge part in the life and health of a plant. It provides food, structure, and a home…
Cows are well on their way to becoming climate criminals alongside cars and aeroplanes. Livestock is…
Humans have been modifying crop genetics for millennia, but in recent years this practice has…
The average dairy cow quietly burps out 380 pounds of methane a year. While burping is no social…
The Fairtrade certification system was created to support and empower marginalised small-scale…
Satellite soil maps, mini-robot sprayers, sensors that let soil speak straight to the farmer. Could…
Jan Kruijsse harvests seaweed for a living. He sells it to restaurants, fishmongers and food…
Agriculture and nature have always been at odds with each other. Food production puts an enormous…
Many modern-day farms are huge, covering tens, hundreds or even thousands of acres. But can a…
Some mussel and oyster farms work in a way that produces food, minimises environmental damage and…
They contain more proteins than steak, and more iron than spinach. They also grow in salt water,…
We’ve been growing and eating mushrooms for thousands of years, but how has that changed in…
You’ve probably heard of forecasting in the context of weather, but it can also help modernize…
Have you ever spotted a light green ASC label on various seafood products? The ASC label manages…
Ellie Lock runs the garden at Fielding Primary School in London. It may sound unusual to have…
Harvesting fruit and vegetables is repetitive and arduous. The human workforce is dwindling due to…
Was this food ethically sourced? Was it made using sustainable practices? How did it get here? These…
Widespread reforestation efforts have been hailed as a sure way to mitigate climate change, curtail…
Many banana plantations are known for their high water consumption and intensive use of chemical…
They might not be the kind you’d find in sci-fi fantasy books and movies, but believe it or…
A few years ago, Shane Joshua started raising chickens in his backyard He’s had a flock of…
Ever thought about raising chickens in the city or another urban setting? As the founder of Hen…
In order to travel into deep space, such as a mission to Mars, astronauts must be able to grow their…
At a tech expo this year, Microsoft claimed to know me better than I knew myself. Artificial…
When we think of farming, we imagine rural landscapes with huge fields extending as far as the eye…
As the northern-most town in the world, Longyearbyen is the home to a little over 2000 inhabitants.…
You might have recently heard that our insect population is plummeting with a 40% decline in…
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