Bustling civet cat attractions are breeding grounds for disaster. This may seem hard to swallow, but the world’s most expensive coffee is made out of poop. Kopi luwak comes from coffee beans digested and excreted ...
Farm animals have less legal protection than other confined animals, such as those living in laboratories or zoos. In January 2020, an estimated 10,000 chickens perished in a fire just west of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ...
With millions of children not attending school due to Covid-19, the Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian is drawing attention to fight hunger that may result from this scenario. Indeed, about half of U.S. students rely on ...
There is a way out of our cruel, unjust food system. Mike Weaver is a trailblazer, boldly speaking out against the very industry that provided his livelihood. In 2016, he exposed the inhumane conditions and ...
America’s farmworkers deserve better. Farmworkers, farmers and their organizations around the country have been singing the same tune for years on the urgent need for immigration reform. That harmony turns to discord as soon as ...
Reducing the suffering of chickens can only happen if companies follow through on their promises. Consumers and scientists agree: Eggs from hens raised in cages are bad business. “Cage-free” is much more than a trend—soon, ...
Food manufacturers may be causing the destruction of a nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia. Picture a rhinoceros in the rainforest, add a herd of elephants, families of orangutans swinging through the treetops and tigers ...
Lack of governmental oversight of factory farms has created a public health crisis of antibiotic-resistance diseases in people. In 2014, the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, commissioned by the UK government and Wellcome Trust, estimated that ...
This potential scandal is so large, it’s hard to fully comprehend what the implications may be. A major but largely glossed over report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an environmental and public health nonprofit ...
“Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of the farmer.” —Wendell Berry For almost five decades, organic farming associations like the Northeast Organic ...
Neoliberal free-trade policies that favor aggregated seed, food and chemical corporations prevent family-scale farms that use regenerative practices from profiting. We need a fair Green New Deal now. In February, a dairy farmer friend sent ...
PFAS are “forever chemicals”: They take thousands of years to break down—and can remain in our bodies for decades. A handful of multibillion-dollar chemical companies have waged war on our bodies and our environment for ...
The conference will focus on how evolving food safety systems need to keep pace with how food is produced and consumed. The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing a major conference on food safety next ...
With increasing research on lab-grown meat, chances are one day no animal will need to be harmed for your next burger. Not only that, but also an infinite supply of meat could mean a lifetime ...
If you live in or have traveled to any part of Texas during the sweltering summer months, you know that everything is bigger in Texas — especially the extreme heat. Austin firefighters had to deal ...
Electronic music superstar Moby faced backlash for his outspoken views on food stamps and nutrition this week. In an article for The Wall Street Journal titled “Food Stamps Shouldn’t Pay for Junk,” the vocal vegan argued that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Amazon is buying Whole Foods, and that’s bad news for humans. (Other Words, by Jim Hightower) Wall Street analysts tell us that Amazon’s $14 billion buyout of Whole Foods isn’t only a win-win for both of them, ...
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