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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...

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New refrigerator camera takes aim at food waste

We know food waste is an issue, but often it's all too easy to forget about that bag of lettuce in the back of...

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Swiss grocery store chain will be the first to sell insect burgers

Would you eat a burger made of mealworms? Coop, the second-largest supermarket chain in Switzerland, will start...

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Vertical farming startup raises $200M from Alphabet, Jeff Bezos

Indoor vertical farming is on the rise, if a recent funding round for San Francisco startup Plenty is any indication....

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40-foot shipping container farm can grow 5 acres of food with 97% less water

Communities that have to ship in fresh food from far away could start getting local produce right from their parking...

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Solar-powered aquaponic greenhouses grow up to 880 lbs of produce each year

Fresh produce - ideally grown locally right in your backyard - is essential to a healthy diet, but with scores...

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Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Colorado-based sustainable seafood company

Leonardo DiCaprio's Before the Flood documentary encouraged viewers to cut down on beef because of its egregious...

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INTERVIEW: Dorothy Neagle of the Good Food Jobs “gastro-job” search tool

In 2004, friends Dorothy Neagle and Taylor Cocalis Suazez created Good Food Jobs, an innovative "gastro-job" search...

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Governors Island will open early this year with a new sustainable seafood restaurant

Governors Island, that 172 acre isle of green which used to be a military base, will open early this Spring for...

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Solar-powered Farm From a Box is a compact farm kit that feeds 150 people

Two acres of land is enough to farm a sustainable food supply for as many as 150 people, and now a San Francisco...

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7 ecological charities to support on Giving Tuesday and beyond

‘Tis the season of giving and all through the town, pocketbooks are jingling with the sound of spending. Hang...

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10 Healthy, energizing, clean-eating Thanksgiving recipes

Roasted Pumpkin Seed - pre-dinner appetizer When you're making your pumpkin soup (see below), save your pumpkin...

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UK opens its first ‘pay-as-you-feel’ food waste grocery store

The first food waste grocery store in the United Kingdom has opened, operating on a “pay-as-you-feel” model...

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HOW TO: Bake Guilt-Free Vegan and Organic Whole-Wheat Cinnamon Rolls

There are few things that can fill a room like the smell of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls. Yet all too often, the...

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Denmark is building the “Silicon Valley of agriculture” near Aarhus

According to William McDonough + Partners, the agricultural food park first opened in 2009. It is owned by The...

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This amazing tree grows 40 different kinds of fruit

In a magical marriage of art and nature, artist Sam Van Aken has created a living fairytale tree that blooms in...

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Beautiful modern barn produces food sustainably in Utah

Located in Pleasant Grove on a narrow three-acre lot, the land belonging to Snuck Farm—also known as the Fugal...

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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...

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Solar-powered Ring Garden marries desalination and agriculture for drought-stricken California

With roughly 80 percent of California's already-scarce water supply going to agriculture, it's crucial for the...

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Amazing Grove aquaponic ecosystem can grow you a salad every day

The Grove ecosystem uses a process called aquaponics, meaning that an aquarium of fish, plants and beneficial...

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World’s first 3D-printing restaurant may serve the future of sustainable food

https://youtu.be/UWOVvSfSjCM 
 Although most 3D printers use inedible filaments, like plastic, the byFlow printer...

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Vermont’s GMO labeling law is finally official

On July 1, a Vermont law requiring food manufacturers to label genetically modified ingredients on food labels...

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8 Tips to Keep Your Summer Fruits and Vegetables Fresher for Longer

Broccoli + Lettuce + Celery Suffering from limp celery, soft broccoli, or less that sprightly salads? Keep these...

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Modular Cricket Shelter grows edible insects in Brooklyn

While many Americans might squirm at the thought of eating crickets, over two billion people around the world eat...

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SowHow are the perfect seed packets for the modern urban farmer

SowHow is a new range of eight organic vegetable seed packets to help people easily grow their own tasty vegetables....

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Modular cricket farm lets you grow thousands of ‘free-range’ insects in the city

The cricket farm, created by architecture firm Terreform, is intended to fit into any urban environment, such as...

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Meet aquafaba: the humble bean juice taking the baking world by storm

Isn't it rather preposterous to think throughout these years of pouring chickpea brine down the sink, we were wasting...

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Eco Insect Farming Thailand produces organic cricket flour for your baked goods

The edible insect market has been evolving in recent years. In May 2013, The FAO issued a report named ‘Edible...

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ZoicBars protein bars are made using insects

Global food demand is about to increase significantly. In 2050, the world will be home to more than 9 billion people....

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New Wheelys 4 bike café cleans smoggy air and turns coffee grounds into fertilizer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4B6aro020 We've written before about the Wheelys -- a crowd-funded chain of...

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