future of food
This Machine Is Turning Food Waste Into Organic Produce
"If you can’t measure something, you can’t change the behavior behind it. The awareness around food waste is a good step, but the next question we have to ask is, 'why?'"
How to Kill Your Lawn and Grow a Food Forest During a Drought
An experimental farming project at the Los Angeles Arboretum demonstrates that fruits and vegetables can still be grown in rain-deprived areas without weekly watering.
The Future Is a Restaurant Apocalypse and I’m Armed and Ready
In 2050, chefs are going to have to change their menus and their dishes constantly, and there will be no safety net for a lack of creativity.
Why It’s ‘Phenomenally Easy’ to Solve the World’s Food Waste Problem
"Through our daily choices, we can change the food system from what it is at the moment, which is the single most destructive process that humans have done to the planet.”
How to Kickstart Your Own Bug Diet
I spoke to the designer who has created a sleek setup to help you grow, harvest, and cook your first meal of worms from the comfort of your home.
How Long Will It Be Before Robots Replace Farm Workers?
With minimum wages creeping up, industries like agriculture—which have long-used cheap, often migrant labor—might be tempted to invest in labor-replacing equipment.
We Should Consider Eating Our Own Poop for a Better Future
This modest pooposal is not as far-fetched as it might first sound.
Why GMOs Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing After All
With little scientific data supporiting the claim that GMOs can cause adverse health effects, an increasing number of pro-GMO activists are speaking up to defend the potential benefits of allergy-free peanuts and other modified foods.
This Nonprofit Is Feeding Ugly Vegetables to Hundreds of People Every Day
LA Kitchen transforms fruits and vegetables that are normally thrown away into amazing, balanced meals. In the process, they are changing the lives of their staff made up of mostly ex-convicts, recovering drug addicts and alcoholics, veteran...
Step Inside the Floating Pharmacy Where Your Medicine Is Freshly Foraged
From her barge-cum-apothecary on a canal, Melissa Ronaldson treats patients using plants and spices she forages for nearby.
Reindeer Ice Cream and Horse Milk Are The Dairy Products of Our Future
I spoke to Dr. Young W. Park, an expert on non-bovine dairy, about how horse milk compares to a cow's and why bear cheese isn't a thing.
This Startup Wants to Turn Diaper Waste into Fruit Trees
German startup Dycle, founded by artist Ayumi Matzusaka, aims to tackle the massive amount of diaper waste produced each year by converting it to nutrient-packed soil and planting fruit trees with it.