Genetically engineered apples that never brown are hitting store shelves next year
The Arctic Apple, a variety of fruit that has been genetically engineered to never brown - even when cut into pieces...
This entire barley field was planted and harvested without humans
Drones and autonomous machinery just seeded, tended, and harvested a crop of barley in the United Kingdom without...
New Orleans golf course transformed into city’s biggest urban farm with an Eco-Campus
A former golf course in New Orleans' City Park has been transformed into the city's biggest urban farm—Grow Dat...
1-acre permaculture farm in Australia feeds 50 families
This family in Australia completely shifted the way they source their food - with remarkable success. When wife...
Midwest greenhouse heated with geothermal energy produces citrus year-round for $1 per day
Those who live in the Midwest United States understand how difficult it can be to eat local during winter. But...
Inspiring urban farm teaches kids how to grow their own organic food
A tree may grow in Brooklyn, but an amazing urban farm flourishes on Governors Island. An inspiring GrowNYC initiative...
Dutch engineers unveil ‘floating island’ to combat rising sea levels
It's no secret that sea levels are rising and land is becoming even more scarce. This is particularly sobering...
New light-filled learning center celebrates the food history of one of Denmark’s oldest towns
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter just won a competition to design a new cultural center for one of the oldest settlements...
London scientists want to revive plants buried in ‘ghost ponds’
Life will find a way - even if that way is winding and submerged under layers of organic matter and water. A recent...
These African farmers carved an important message to the world – into the soil
Most people in Western countries reflect on Africa as a continent in which poverty is rife and economic opportunities...
This Texas supermarket is growing its own veggies in a shipping container farm
A Texas chain of supermarkets isn't just in the business of selling vegetables; it's growing them, too. Based in...
Swinging robot inspired by sloths could help future farmers
Over 7 billion people live on Earth, which means feeding our growing population will require us to produce food...
Incredible farming skyscraper could fight poverty and feed the world
This incredible skyscraper is more than just eye candy—its modular and farm-integrated design was created to...
Sun Commune pavilion teaches urban kids about sustainable farming in China
For a country like China, where one-fifth of the farmland is contaminated, raising awareness about sustainable...
Innovative water-trapping beads prevent crops from rotting in humid countries
Researchers have found an economical way to prevent humidity from destroying crops in both small and large scale...
You could win this beautiful organic farm with your best 200-word essay
Have you always dreamed of running a little organic farm, but could never afford land prices? Norma Burns, owner...
Why American ranchers are feeding Skittles to their cattle
The next time you bite into a burger, do not be surprised if you taste the rainbow. American farmers have been...
The future of food: how dry farming could save the world
You've heard the line: water, it's everywhere, not a drop to drink. Only 3 percent of the world's water is fresh,...
7 international permaculture retreats for relaxing and learning
The Yoga Forest, Guatemala Perhaps a tropical breeze through a morning yoga session is more your speed. Located...
WWF predicts wild animal populations will plummet 67 percent by 2020
Two-thirds of wild animals around the world could be gone in less than five years, according to a new report compiled...
Australian desert farm grows 17,000 metric tons of vegetables with just seawater and sun
This incredible farm makes tomato plants bloom in the desert using nothing more than sunlight and seawater. Needing...
How meatless shrimp could solve seafood’s sustainability problem
New Wave Foods says “we disrupt food, not the oceans,” and they mean it. Their plant-based shrimp supposedly...
Walmart introduces line of “ugly” fruit to combat food waste
The largest grocer in America recognizes that beauty is only skin deep when it comes to “ugly” fruits and vegetables....
FarmBot Genesis seeds, waters, and fertilizes your garden with life-giving precision
Having zero green thumbs, I get a little excited each time I hear about a technological advancement in farming...
Solar-powered Eco Barn to be ‘carbon negative’ despite long Swedish winters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=345&v=wbat8CrWSlU Julia and Carl Lindeborg have undertaken a...
India struggles with catastrophic drought that’s claimed hundreds of lives
A record-breaking heatwave has swept across India since early April, bringing the worst drought in decades along...
Wind-powered vertical Skyfarms are the future of sustainable agriculture
Inspired by the 2015 Milan Expo theme “feed the world,” Skyfarm was developed to help solve the global food...
The Happy Egg Company brings cleaner, greener, more humane eggs to a supermarket near you
With the start of a new year comes the usual slew of feel-better resolutions, but if you are committed to altering...
Over 11,000 Norwegians sign up to shoot just 16 wolves
In a move sure to baffle conservationists the world over, wolf hunting season has opened up in Norway with 11,571...
We’re running out of chocolate and it’s our own fault
Forget the great recession. According to the world’s largest chocolatiers, we’re about to enter a great chocolate...
