Food

The UN stance on food was a COP-out says Slow Food leaders

Slow Food is a food movement in Europe that find the best Slow Cheese in Europe. Slow Food says COP28 wasn't address agroecology.

Amy’s Kitchen Co-Creator Rachel Berliner Explains The Earliest Days of The Brand 

Amy’s Kitchen has continued to expand over the years and now includes Amy’s Drive Thru in five locations throughout California.

Water allocation, irrigation efficiency, rationing and pricing in Israel: what can we learn?

Dry climates learn from Israel's example of how to manage water resources for smarter farms.

Masdar City shows off smart farms and hydroponics by Rivulis for COP28

Dana signed an MoU with Masdar City, the zero-waste city of Abu Dhabi, to build its first beta site there. The beta site tests and showcases leading desert tech solutions for arid environments, water scarcity, greenhouse cooling, soil cultivation and regeneration, carbon sequestration, and resilient seed varieties.

RedSea farms grows from Saudi Arabia to Egypt

RedSea, a climate controlled hydroponics greenhouse business that started in Saudi Arabia, has announced that its business is expanding. They have hired Bruno De Oliveira as VP East Africa and Egypt to help grow the business into East Africa and Egypt.

Artichokes and Oranges: December’s Seasonal Produce

It's officially winter in the Middle East. We'd hoped it would be raining now, but climate change is often evident in blue skies and...

Moroccan farms and aquifer saved by water metering

To improve water governance, Sweden, the FAO and the Moroccan government install water meters to stop water theft by Moroccan farmers. result: it works.

November’s Seasonal Produce

November in the Middle East offers a colorful spread of fruit and veg, including some heritage varieties.

From all-women fisheries in Korea and walnut cultivators in Iran: meet age-old food farmers and fishers

A pasture system in Andorra, hay milk in Austria, areas growing chestnuts, white ginger and waxberries in China, flood-spreading gardens and a walnut cultivating...

Can sea urchin farming restore balance and food diversity in Europe?

As climate change warms up the planet, ecological diversity weakens and invasive species can take over. Some species that may be strong in one area like the sea urchins in the Red Sea, may be weak in another. 

Erratic weather makes it ever clearer that Europe must future-proof agricultural sector

Particular controversy has sprung up over one label in particular, the French initiative Nutri-Score. Once considered the frontrunner for a harmonized FOP label, Nutri-Score’s fortunes have fallen in recent months as its fundamental shortcomings have become evident.

Essential Tips for Going Vegan

Are you considering leading a vegan lifestyle (maybe moving to a vegan community or the forest) after a major life change such as a relocation?

Make shanklish and meet slow cheese winners of the world

Slow Cheese is a way of life. Meet the Slow Cheese winners of Europe and make your own cheese from Lebanon.

BioBetter accelerates molecular farming in tobacco plants

BioBetter makes raw materials for the cultivated meat market. Israel is shifting from traditional ag to molecular farming!

Black eyed peas are a new protein alternative

Better Pluse hopes to offer another protein-rich solution for food resiliency and food security using black eyed peas.

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

Truck maintenance is more than an operating expense. From tire pressure and engine efficiency to idling and unexpected breakdowns, discover how smarter fleet maintenance can reduce fuel consumption, lower carbon emissions and improve sustainability reporting.

Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

La Profumoteca: The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

Truck maintenance is more than an operating expense. From tire pressure and engine efficiency to idling and unexpected breakdowns, discover how smarter fleet maintenance can reduce fuel consumption, lower carbon emissions and improve sustainability reporting.

Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

La Profumoteca: The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

Rainwater nowhere is safe to drink

As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.

Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?
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