Food

Feijoa muffins with jelly recipes

Some spoon the flesh out to eat, some peel the fruit. It's also known as the pineapple guava.

Vegan protein powder targets picky eaters

If kids don't grow tall enough, should we give them a foodtech grow drink?

Infarm raises $170 million to add “farm” to cities

Infarm, a company that grows fresh produce inside supermarkets, has recently announced a $170 million USD funding round to help the company expand across Europe. Their environment-controlled and automated growing chambers grow food such as leafy greens inside the supermarket, so it's fresh, without your food accumulating food miles.  

Can Weight Loss Supplements Really Help You Burn Fat?

Keto, paleo, vegan, gluten- and sugar-free, or intermittent fasting? How does a sustainabilist choose how to diet for health or weight loss?

Hard Kombucha, The New Eco-Cocktail

Hard kombucha, a healthy alternative to beer and wine.

7 Great Eco-Friendly Dates

It’s 2020 and the world is slowly becoming more environmentally conscious. For most of us, it’s about creating better habits in our day-to-day lives with positive, sustainable changes.

Getting cadmium out of my chocolate through the roots

Simran Sethi is a writer and activist who writes about protecting food we love like chocolate and wine. Scientists too are working to food we love safer through more sustainable agricultural practices.

Vegan cheesemaker eyes IPO

It's a sign of the times: a vegan cheesemaking company in Israel is considering listing on the TASE - or Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Two meat or animal product substitute companies already list there and now Vgarden, which makes vegan cheese is looking to raise capital.

Ancient Date Palm That Lived 2000 Years Ago Bears Fruit Again

Date pits from 2000 years ago have born viable fruit in Israel.

Recipe: Tahini and Chocolate Popsicles with Maple Glaze (Vegan)

Make your own tahini popsicles flavored with chocolate and that Middle Eastern flair.

Regenerative agriculture the solution, says Woody Harrelson

Building on what was before now, a new film narrated by Woody Harrelson offers a solution to the pickle we are in - or the pickle we think we are in. Regenerative agriculture.

Baked herbed salmon with zucchini recipe

Zucchini's at peak season, and it complements fish beautifully.  For light summer fare, try this herby salmon and zucchini dish.

Russians make cheese and wine from invasive American weed

Like making lemonade from lemons (or fermented lemons which are even better) Russian scientists have found the best way to use an invasive weed...

Bayer-Monsanto Agrees to $10B Settlement With Victims Poisoned by Roundup Weedkiller

Farmers, consumers, home gardeners are exposed to cancer-causing Roundup.

These popular hummus brands worst for cancer-causing Roundup

The conventional hummus product with the highest level of glyphosate – more than 2,000 ppb in Whole Foods Market Original Hummus – was nearly 15 times the benchmark set by a US enviro group.

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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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