Humans are good at errors. We love telling people that they are wrong even when our pot is as burnt as their kettle. Critiques are not enough to shape our future...
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MarkWhy did the snail cross the road?
Why indeed? A snail has no notion of roads, what they are made of or what they are used for or even that it is lousy habitat for a gastropod. So what, you might ask...
Rising inequality and food
The good, the bad, and the ugly of capitalism are with everyone now. Inequality is especially insidious with the concentration of wealth and access to food creating a wicked conundrum...
Should farmers be indentured servants?
Modern food production is geared for profit. The producer has less and less control over the process that sets input costs and price. Is it time for governments to intervene to support the family farm?
Meatless Monday?
It might make you feel good to go meatless on a Monday. But what about the billions of people who do not have the luxury of such a choice? Where do they get their nutrients?
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Food
What has World War II got to do with food security in 2021?
Over 70 million people died in World War Two, most of them civilians. As of December 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic had claimed 5.3 million worldwide. We don’t want another world war...
Finding solutions to future food
Humans are good at errors. We love telling people that they are wrong even when our pot is as burnt as their kettle. Critiques are not enough to shape our future...
Farmers supported Trump
Farmers are expected to be conservative, it’s almost a given. But really it is their attitude to risk driven by extremes of cost, uncertainty and sheer hard work of producing food for sale — together this is more than...
Food security – what’s wrong with this ad
As consumers, we are at the mercy of market forces. The prices we pay for our food and the produce available are determined by complex supply chains that start with the natural capital on the farm...
The 22 trillion a day challenge
Humanity has faced many challenges from famine, war and pestilence to climate change and COVID-19. So far we have overcome them all through fortitude, imagination and sacrifice. However, the biggest challenge awaits...
Ecology
Why rare species might not matter
Alloporus constantly bangs on about why biodiversity is not a synonym for conservation. Sustainably FED agrees, and here we discuss why… Spoiler alert — rare is not what matters most.
The name is the least important part
Names were one of the first uses of language. Say banana and every English speaking person can conjure up an image of the fruit. So why is the name not the most important part?
Why did the snail cross the road?
Why indeed? A snail has no notion of roads, what they are made of or what they are used for or even that it is lousy habitat for a gastropod. So what, you might ask...
Population – the good news or the bad news?
More people is good news, right? More customers, taxes, opportunities and overall development of humanity. Well, there is bad news too...
What causes extinction?
Extinction is forever and there is a lot of it going on just now. The question is why?
Diet
Dining with the stars
The Healthy Star Ratings on our food are intended to help us make food choices that support our health. But is this what they do?
Star ratings: A guide to healthy eating, clever marketing or just out of date science?
What is profitable is not always what is good food for our health... So say the star ratings.
Could this be true?
Dietary recommendations should be informed by what we know about human history and ecology, not what happened in the last few decades.
Meatless Monday?
It might make you feel good to go meatless on a Monday. But what about the billions of people who do not have the luxury of such a choice? Where do they get their nutrients?
Protein should be the foundation of the human diet
Getting enough protein is essential for wellbeing. Plenty of high quality protein in your diet has a bunch of health advantages. It could help you stay lean, resist disease and even lift your mood. Are you getting...
