Eating Invasive Asian Carp

“If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em” is a new slogan in the war against invasive species such as Asian Carp, reports WREX 13  in Rockford Illinois. Aside from using Asian carp and its byproducts in fish oil and pet food, the fish will star in an invasive species menu. MPR News reports that a Wisconsin chef will be offering an invasive specialties menu in February. However, biologists and i...

Wasted Energy

The energy embedded in the production of food that ends up being wasted in the U.S. could save the equivalent of about 350 million barrels of oil a ye...

Protracted Food Crises

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  has just released a report stating that roughly 20% of the world’s 925 million undernourished people ...

Factory Fishing

Wild fish populations can no longer meet the massive buyer demand for seafood, and fish-farming (or ‘aquaculture’) has become the fastest growing se...

Agriculture and Biodiversity

It’s hard to ignore over 1 billion people.  So although I like natural foods, I realize the importance of ethical agricultural research in helping to...

Food Solutions

Menu 2020: Ten Good Food Ideas for Ontario, a Metcalf Foundation report published in June 2009, suggests that food can be a solution to social, cultural, environmental, and economic problems.  Ontario currently is a hotbed of good ideas, and this ...

Climate-Friendly Food – in the Friday File

Considering the vast quantities of food produced, what is a foodie who wants to support the planet to do?  A few climate-friendly food tips - in The Friday File.  You can reach the Friday File by either clicking on “Fridays” in the navigation ba...

How to Enjoy Foods While Supporting Our Planet

Thanksgiving feasts are wonderful, and I enjoy participating in them. However, I find the vast quantities of food that are produced in the US (and Canada) each year stunning.  One educational Food Network Show treats us to views of how foods are ma...