There are a lot of food-obsessed people in America's cities willing to pay a premium for locally raised meat from nearby small farms. That might be news to the farmers, though. A new startup hopes to save farms by connecting them to ...READ»
Yes, there are droughts everywhere. But there is enough water in our rivers to quench all thirst and increase food production. All it will take is not wasting so much of it.READ»
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Beijing to fund a series of revolutionary agricultural and biotech initiatives. China might be using Gates to further its economic imperialism. But maybe that's not such a bad thing.READ»
Responding to Peter Brabeck-Letmathe's critique of organic food--that it's too expensive and downright dangerous--author and educator Anna Lappé says that he's wrong, and scared of an organic future.READ»
Combining principles of conservation with the needs of agriculture might be the only way to keep growing enough food to feed an exploding global population.READ»
Monsanto's Roundup was supposed to make it easy for farmers to get rid of weeds, but it's working on fewer and fewer plants, including some monsters that can grow three inches a day and damage farm equipment. READ»
Westerners like you and me are the alpha consumers of the global marketplace -- never in the world's history have humans ever had so much. Which sounds awesome, except we know now that everything we consume comes with the cost of the ...READ»
Growing energy-producing crops will help farmers save money, create safer cooking fuel, and help them adapt to climate change, says a new report from the UN.READ»
Jason Freeman's organic co-op is launching one of the first farmer-owned, certified organic, Fair Trade, non-genetically modified product lines in North America. READ»
The 4-story shop-turned-farm in Hackney, London, is opening its doors to cafe seekers and a potentially long-term financially-viable model of business.READ»
The farm helps children from violent backgrounds learn new skills, while teaching "respect for other creatures." If deals with the Four Seasons Hotel company and major supermarkets come through, the endeavor would get a considerable boost.READ»
As the country heals from decades of civil war, recent voting-related violence and a fresh referendum that may change Sudan forever, Nico Ajak Bior gives Fast Company his take on the country's startup potential.READ»
The country's current supply of fresh milk is entirely imported, but that is about to change with the introduction of New Zealand's Holstein cows.READ»
