Food

The Revival Of The Rare White Olive

If you're an adventurous eater who enjoys tracking down rare delicacies, travel to Calabria and taste white olives.

Most Americans aren’t connecting climate to their kitchen

Yes, we know. This is a site where we delve into issues facing the western east. The region that the world knows as the...

Recipe: Olive and Za’atar-Topped Focaccia

What do you get when you top a typical focaccia with olives and za'atar? A flavorful flatbread.

Vegan protein alternative for dairy industry

A startup from Israel is making a business creating raw materials for the dairy industry, well, we mean, the alternative dairy industry but the one that wants to mimic products that come from cows and animals.

How to stop a plague of locusts

So a plague of biblical proportions or worse has started in East Africa and it's moving rapidly toward the Middle East and affecting parts of Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Food forests for the short term and mitigating climate change for the long-haul is the only way to stop this kind of devastation that will most likely lead to more conflict.

Scientists works to cure cancer – and shrimp

Taking care of all things big and small. Initial work with mRNA in cancer has led to a new commercial breakthrough that can alleviate a devastating shrimp virus crippling the shrimp industry. He may keep kosher, but he is happy to help.

Make Your Own Oat Milk At Home

Oat milk may the only option after milk and soy has let us down. We tried almond milk but that was killing the bees. Read on for our recipe.

Almond Milk And The Destruction of Bees

Almond milk was so promising an alternative to cruelty-free cow milk, or hormone mimicking soy milk, but with the take on bees, maybe it's time to kick the creamy liquid habit?

The Slow Food Movement defines Slow Meat

Meat the Change - What is slow meat? Wild pastured? Whole animal meat. Organic. Raised with spirit? Bought at ethical prices? Slaughtered ethically? All of the above. The Slow Food Movement develops its standards, and a quiz.

The Golden Globes Go Vegan!

Natalie Portman was the first A level Hollywood celebrity to make us know that the rich and famous cared about being vegan. She also bought green diamonds. The Israeli-American actress inspired others. Now JOaquin Phoenix has pushed the Golden Globes to serve all vegan meals. Meat is no longer a must.

Bedouin folk medicine

The Bedouin have an ancient and fascinating history of life hacks. Here is one: crushed scorpion paste for your baby to keep the sting at bay. Recipe inside.

The Fridge: Reducing Food Waste in the Community

It started with one sidewalk fridge in Tel Aviv. Now The Fridge is an Israeli phenomenon used to educate communities about food waste.

The UN adds “Tea Day” and “Food Loss” day to international agriculture days of the year

The UN has decided we need more days to celebrate food and agriculture and has decided that 2021 is the International Year of Fruits...

Carambola might be the star fruit to save the soil in Florida’s orchards

Not just for Israel and the tropics. Tangy star fruits or carambola can be great ground cover in orchards as an alternate crop or just a way to keep the soil healthy and vital in citrus orchards.

Central Asians not starving but obese and food insecure

The United Nations FAO finds that people in central Asia may not be starving but they are in severe need of good nutritious food. When people are food insecure they become obese or unwell.

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Recipe: Nettles Malfatti

Springtime foraging yields a harvest of wild greens to cook at home, like nettles. Make delicious nettles malfatti dumplings with this recipe.

Yalla Parkour – A Gaza documentary of the movement before the war

Yalla Parkour, directed by Areeb Zuaiter, captures this culture from within. The film follows Zuaiter’s long relationship with Ahmed Matar, a parkour athlete in Gaza, as she reflects on loss, memory, and belonging after the death of her mother. What begins as a personal search gradually opens into a portrait of how movement shapes young lives under constraint.

The holy sidr tree can stop desertification

Al-Rumaydh describes the Sidr less as a single organism and more as a working ecological unit. Its deep roots reach down toward groundwater, while lateral roots spread wide to catch surface moisture. Its dense canopy slows wind instead of blocking it abruptly, reducing erosion.

Our hair shows that banning lead works

An analysis of hair samples conducted by University of Utah scientists shows precipitous reductions in lead levels since 1916.

Sony builds the world’s first global supply chain for renewable plastics in high-performance electronics

The supply chain includes chemical and materials heavyweights such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Neste Corporation, Toray Industries, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, ENEOS, Hanwha Impact, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre, and SK Geo Centric, among others.

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Recipe: Nettles Malfatti

Springtime foraging yields a harvest of wild greens to cook at home, like nettles. Make delicious nettles malfatti dumplings with this recipe.

Yalla Parkour – A Gaza documentary of the movement before the war

Yalla Parkour, directed by Areeb Zuaiter, captures this culture from within. The film follows Zuaiter’s long relationship with Ahmed Matar, a parkour athlete in Gaza, as she reflects on loss, memory, and belonging after the death of her mother. What begins as a personal search gradually opens into a portrait of how movement shapes young lives under constraint.

The holy sidr tree can stop desertification

Al-Rumaydh describes the Sidr less as a single organism and more as a working ecological unit. Its deep roots reach down toward groundwater, while lateral roots spread wide to catch surface moisture. Its dense canopy slows wind instead of blocking it abruptly, reducing erosion.

Our hair shows that banning lead works

An analysis of hair samples conducted by University of Utah scientists shows precipitous reductions in lead levels since 1916.

Sony builds the world’s first global supply chain for renewable plastics in high-performance electronics

The supply chain includes chemical and materials heavyweights such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Neste Corporation, Toray Industries, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, ENEOS, Hanwha Impact, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre, and SK Geo Centric, among others.

6 Payment Processors With the Fastest Onboarding for SMBs

Get your SMB up and running fast with these 6 payment processors. Compare the quickest onboarding options to start accepting customer payments without delay.

Astro uses AI to help procure land for renewable energy

For oil-rich, environmentally vigilant Gulf states, Astro isn’t just another startup story. It is a blueprint for accelerating an energy transition that is now existential, not optional.

The Science Behind How Elite Marathon Runners Train

Discover the science behind elite marathon training. Explore techniques, nutrition, and mental strategies that propel top runners to success.
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