Africa Needs a New Approach in Its Battle Against Hunger
The initiatives of the Green Revolution served a purpose, but it's past time to update them for a new era.
Food
Can Avocado Fans Have Their Fruit and Eat It Too?
Reports are circulating that America’s avocado obsession is driving deforestation in Mexico. But are food trends in rich countries really a threat to the developing world?
Redesigning Crops for the 21st Century
The world needs to double its food supply, and scientists have proposed a major genetic engineering program to make it happen.
What’s So Bad About the Paleo Diet?
Meet Arthur Haines, the neo-aboriginal Mainer who is turning paleo fantasy into optimistic reality.
What Does Your Local Food Environment Say About Your Waistline?
Not much, according to a new study.
The American Diner at Age 143
The definitions and décor may change, but the diner remains our home, even when we've forgotten where home is.
When the Press Puts Private Decisions About Pregnancy and Parenting Up for Public Debate, Women Lose
Reporters should go easy on the sanctimony and fear mongering as they frame articles on pregnancy and childrearing.
The Humble Pig
Pigs have personalities, and a curiously compelling history of domestication. But that doesn’t mean we’re ever going to stop eating them.
Our Failed Food Movement
Calls for an end to industrialized agriculture are everywhere, but factory farms continue to grow in both size and influence. Where are we going wrong?
America's Big Food Waste Problem
Americans waste more food than they think, but some new thinking may make a social, economic, and environmental impact.