John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Urban Farming,
Awesome Gardening - Rooftop garden with many varieties of ‘giant’ vegetables - Agricultural Family
Although only growing vegetables and fruits for his family, Mr. Phan Van Liem, 46 years old, in the Tan Phu district, likes to grow strange varieties, super big varieties. Mr. Liem is a self-employed man with three years of experience in rooftop gardening. “I have never been a gardener, so I joined many groups to ask […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Food/Nutrition, USDA,
A long, sickening piece about food fraud
The Great Organic-Food Fraud
There’s no way to confirm that a crop was grown organically. Randy Constant exploited our trust in the labels—and made a fortune.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,
Staff shortages leaving food and plants unpicked on farms
Farming leaders tell MPs about the effect of a lack of agricultural workers and the waste in food and plant production.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Ag Global Specialty Food, Pollinators,
‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim
The ‘ecotype’, thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, is thriving in the estate’s ancient woodlands
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11/06/2021 SOURCE: apnews.com
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters passed the nation’s first “right to food” constitutional amendment on Tuesday. A statewide referendum asked voters if they favored an amendment to the Maine Constitution “to declare that all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being.” It was an experiment not tried before by any state.
Maine passes nation’s 1st ‘right to food’ amendment
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag South America,
Can Hatch green chiles outlast the climate crisis?
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop wrestle with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID,
Diet-related diseases pose a major risk for Covid-19. But the U.S. overlooks them.
Other countries have been galvanized to confront diet issues. The U.S. has had no such wakeup call.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition,
Return to Office: Four Key Drivers to Watch with the Business of Food
By Karol Aure-Flynn, Food & Agribusiness Industry Advisors, Wells Fargo (October 19, 2021) The changing face of the American workplace has serious implications for the business of food. It turns out that our mid-pandemic expectations of the return-to-normal are more complicated than originally envisioned. On August 8, The Wall Street Journal[1] detailed the upending of fall plans for corporate America. While economic recovery has gained momentum, new COVID-19 variants are serving up additional c
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Coffee/Tea, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Weather,
Coffee and the Effects of Climate Change
Whether you prefer notes of berry and citrus or chocolate and nuts, dark roast or light, a good cup of coffee can be a simple pleasure. You probably would notice if some of your morning brew’s
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