GOOD FOOD NEWS

8 tasty hacks for overripe fruit

Food wasteEve MorrisJuly 29, 2018Overripe Fruit, food waste solutions, lowering food waste, food waste, Ugly Fruit and Veg, fruit recipesComment

8 fun facts about chickens

Farm Animal WelfareStone Pier PressJuly 29, 2018chicken stories, chickens are cool, cool facts about chickens, facts about chickens, Gwen the rescue hen, chicken facts, 8 reasons to love chickens Comment

Calling on farmers to help reverse global warming

Calling on farmers to help reverse global warming

Regenerative growingNancy ChangJuly 21, 2018global warming, cover crops, cover cropping, farmers, sustainable farming, regenerative farming, carbon emissions, carbon capture, kevin muno, the land of milk and honey, healthy soils, sonoma county, san diego union tribune, gabe brown, regenerative agricultureComment

This summer camp is getting kids excited about good food

This summer camp is getting kids excited about good food

Fresh Air Fund campers learn about good food through trips to Sharpe Reservation's model farm, garden, and nutrition center.

Public health/Food justiceKatie DolanJuly 16, 2018farming, nutrition, good food, education, fresh air fund, children, camp, underserved community, food education, nutrition centerComment

Two animal lovers get together to talk about a pig named Sprig

Two animal lovers get together to talk about a pig named Sprig

Farm Animal WelfareStone Pier PressJuly 13, 2018chicken farming, food system, pig books, Sprig The Rescue Pig, the good good pig, Gwen the Rescue Hen, chicken stories, rescue animals, rescue henComment

Tips for taking out our plastic trash when recycling isn't enough

Tips for taking out our plastic trash when recycling isn't enough

Food wasteLydia ChodoshJuly 11, 2018plastic pollution, recycling, microplatics, 5 Gyres, reusable bags, plastic alternatives, waste management, A Plastic Planet, Literrless, plastic packagingComment

Food waste is being remade into fashion

8 fun facts about pigs

Pigs can run fast, like to cuddle, and do lots of other cool things!

Farm Animal WelfareStone Pier PressJune 28, 2018pig facts, fun pig facts, Sprig The Rescue Pig, reasons to love pigs, cool things about pigs, 8 reasons to love pigsComment

Small farmers have their moment in “Eating Animals’

Small farmers have their moment in “Eating Animals’

“Eating Animals” gives us a view of agricultural life as it is and as it should be, by finding farmers like Reese to focus on. The soft-spoken, gentle owner of the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch talks about his lifelong crusade to preserve heritage turkeys and chickens and revitalize old-style farming. It’s David fighting the industrial animal processing machine’s Goliath, and listening to him I was grateful he has found a platform here.

Farm Animal WelfareLeslie CrawfordJune 25, 2018Eating Animals documentary, Eating Animals, Natalie Portman, clean meatComment

Ditch your plastic drinking straw for one of these

Ditch your plastic drinking straw for one of these

Food wasteEve MorrisJune 22, 2018straw alternatives, non-plastic straws, sustainabilityComment

An environmental index fund calculated to yield big returns

An environmental index fund calculated to yield big returns

Climate innovationEve MorrisJune 13, 2018Ethical Investing, US Vegan Climate IndexComment

Chicken-free egg production heats up

Meat & dairy alternativesNicole SnyderJune 11, 2018Just Scramble, Just Foods, plant-based substitutes, plant-based eating, plant based diet, egg substitutions, vegan eggs, Ethical Eggs, Eggs Made From Mung Beans, breakfast, plant-based proteins, plant-based breakfast, Clara FoodsComment

This backyard farmer wants to help you heal the planet

This backyard farmer wants to help you heal the planet

Regenerative growingLydia ChodoshJune 11, 2018Acadia Tucker, Growing Perennial Foods, carbon farming, resilient farming, backyard carbon farmer, A field guide to raising resilient herbs, soil-first approach, soil healthComment

Score one for the planet: Turning bugs into feed for animals

Score one for the planet: Turning bugs into feed for animals

Climate innovationKatie DolanJune 8, 2018Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices, insects, sustainable startups, edible insectsComment

Meat industry tries to block the growth of clean meat – but can it?

Meat industry tries to block the growth of clean meat – but can it?

Meat & dairy alternativesNicole SnyderMay 23, 2018clean meat regulation, slaughter-free meat, USDA, FDAComment

How local communities are turning vacant lots into thriving urban farms

How local communities are turning vacant lots into thriving urban farms

Local food & farmingPhoebe LamontMay 23, 2018urban agriculture, farming, vacant lots, Large Lots, Philadelphia Land BankComment