while the world is pretty adept at producing enough food for everyone, it's not so good at distributing it--leaving hundreds of thousands hungry around the globe.
not least because they drive up food prices, siphoning grains from the bowls of the poorest into the gas-tanks of the richest--with limited environmental gains, at best.
The food supply was designed to last 30 to 45 days, and they were living on fruit flies,
but now theyre on their own living without too much food. They can live a long time without food,
so were hoping to get them back and get them hydrated and look at them under the microscope.
which avoids competing with food production, unlike the corn and soybeans that coat much of the Midwest's farmland.
like genetically modified (GM) food--such as Roundup Ready soybeans--should we be concerned that scientists are tinkering with Mother Nature?
After decades of centralization and industrialization in the food supply chain, Americans wants to know oe
-and have a right to know oe-where their food comes from. The demand for local food is the most powerful trend in the food industry
and will strengthen for decades. The success of this trend is evident in New york's culinary scene.
healthy and local food to a community demanding fresh, healthy and local food. A rendering of the new site.
featuring an Aussie outback adventurer called  Les Hiddins (a Macgyver meets Bear Grylls character) who impressed us with his passionate knowledge of Indigenous foods.
especially with the recent spate of respectable magazines touting foraging as a big food trend.
At this years Melbourne Food and Wine Festival foraging (along with fermentation) was a hot topic.
Chef Ben Shewry, a quiet trailblazer in the Melbourne food scene, spoke in length about finding edible wild plants and foods.
But just how edible are these native foods? In Australia, we colloquially refer to our native foods as  Šbush tucker.  Australias Aboriginal inhabitants have been eating off the land for centuries.
As an environment that sustains them, they treat the land as a fundamental part of their wellbeing.
youd better not tell that to Julie Weatherhead, an Indigenous food expert and environmental scientist.
Shes somewhat frustrated with how little Australians know about their native foods. On the Melbourne food scene
bush tucker has enjoyed something of a niche market, with lemon myrtle and warrigal greens the most well known of Indigenous foods.
Lilli pilli jam and native pepper are two more, but more likely to be found in boutique shops and high-end restaurants.
Å They put a bit of lemon myrtle into something and call it Indigenous food. Some arent game enough to put it in their dishes,
 Australian native food expert Julie Weatherhead Weatherhead points out the misconception that Australian native foods are primitive.
Theyve been running food tours, and land and sustainability courses since 1996. An ecologist with a degree in environmental science and education, Weatherhead dedicates an area of the farm as her Å Living Classroom Â,
to educate people on the multiple uses of bush tucker. Å The joy of bush foods is that they don't taste like anything you've ever tasted before,
That's because the Richmond, Calif.,company's latest product line includes food display and containers that are made out of bulrushes.
The company makes a point of noting that these are plants that are used not typically in food production,
so their use as packaging should not compete with food production. All of the plants are renewable on an annual basis,
Our new line of supermarket food and meat trays proves that there is now a viable alternative that's not made from corn, trees or plastic,
and that offers the required durability and sturdiness--even when used with fresh, moist food.
Another recent example of the products it distributes into the food service industry is the Ingeo biopolymer-lined clamshell containers that it is selling in conjunction with Primelink.
which could be used by cafeterias or restaurants to package food-togo, combine bagasse-based shells with a biopolymer coating.
when you are transporting hot or cold food, but they can still biodegrade over time.
the food served in these containers will be as good to eat as when it left the kitchen,
aquaponics is gaining modern traction in places where food transport and water are costly. Here in the middle of Berlin, the single container farm functions as a prototype for Christian Echternacht and Nicolas Leschke, founders of the social business Efficient City Farming (ECF.
In the U s.,transport costs are often the biggest unnecessary overhead on food prices--but here in Berlin,
aquaponic food won't be allowed to carry either the German or the European union's organic seal on supermarket shelves.
Echternacht says regulations prohibit the label for any food not grown in soil --though he doesn't view this as a problem.
The purpose of the organic label has always been to introduce a kind of certification to food about how it was grown,
and farmers still need to put food on our tables (and money in their pockets).
according the UN Food and Agriculture Administration. That's a lot of logs to keep track of.
but others criticized it for ushering in an age of monoculture in which farmers turned their backs on biodiversity in the interest of maximizing food production per acre.
Trains and planes and ships revolutionized the food market, he said. It really transformed the way people move
The widespread use of charcoal to cook food has created a $10 billion market. Its production also has devastated million of acres of forests.
Charcoal has exacted more than an economic toll on the folks who use it for cook food.
Beans, sorghum, pulses and soya are processed into packaged food product for sale in cities. Photo: Cleanstar Mozambique Related:
corn is used for food. So we're using cellulosic biomass waste streams--corn cobs, treetops and limbs, dead pine trees from pine beetles.
We look at food creation in the same way as you look at making subway stops, said Lynn.
The planet is facing a very serious environmental challenge with respect to food and agriculture and it is clear that we won t solve them without engaging in action with respect to the food system.
 Here s are some of the innovative things that year s winners are doing:
Jim Cochran of the Swanton Berry Farm near Santa cruz, Calif.,gets props as 2011 Food Producer  for being one of the first farms in the nation to adopt organic farming methods for strawberries.
Molly Rockamann, the 2011 Young Food Leader  founded an organization called Earthdance Farms in Ferguson, Mo.
Her nonprofit is called the Food Family Farming Foundation. Pam Marrone is the 2011 Business leader, Â recognized for her championing of biopesticides.
 The column by Mark Bittman focuses on a report from the United nations in December 2010, called Agro-ecology and the Right to Food.
but like the United nations analysis, it calls for a focus on local and indigenous vegetables as a means of curbing food shortages
and skyrocketing food prices. Said Danielle Nierenberg, co-director of Worldwatch s Nourishing the Planet project:
The solutions to the price crisis won t necessarily come from producing more food, but from listening to farmers, investing in indigenous vegetables and changing how foods are processed
and marketed. Â Some of the recommendations, which are explored in the report: Listen to farmers,
Could cities rely 100%on urban agriculture for their food? While urban agriculture has gained in popularity throughout U s. cities,
food imports from all around the world overwhelmingly feed our cities. But could that ever change?
A recent study by Sharanbir Grewal of The Ohio State university found that it's possible for a city to be 100%reliant on food grown
and raised in the city to meet basic food needs. And at the very least urban agriculture could be doing much more to feed the city.
and 1. 8%and 7. 3%by expenditure in total food and beverage consumption, compared to the current level of 0. 1%self-reliance in total food and beverage by expenditure.
Growing food in the city would also keep $29-115 million in the local economy.
(and other desired foods that can't grow in certain climates) to meet demand, but when it comes to basic food needs cities have
what it takes to be self-reliant. Photo: jeffschuler/Flickr
Could skyscrapers soon be made of wood? In the world of skyscraper men, Bill Baker is the dean of the supertalls.
which to grow food. Not only does vertical farming save land but it also slashes the CO2 emitted in transporting food,
because it allows farmers to grow crops near the point of consumption. But among the current shortcomings, the energy required to power indoor lights can wipe out those CO2 gains.
In May, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first ever drug produced in a genetically engineered plant cell:
a non-food feedstock consisting of corn stalks and leaves. Using corn stover instead of corn alleviates two problems:
criticism over using food crops for fuel and ridding farmers of leftover stover, which can interfere with planting.
BP scraps cellulosic ethanol plant plans Turning pine trees into jet fuel Wood chip-to-sugar maker scales up to replace oil and food crops
why notã Â put the acids in everyday foods such as sauces and soups? That was among the more interesting details of Craig Binetti's presentation at the 11th Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference on Thursday.
Increasing food production. Reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Protecting people & the environment. Growing in developing markets.
Drop in fuels and non-food feedstocks are needed. Drivers: energy security, rural community growth, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, food constraints, green jobs.
Binetti outlined the advantages of cellulosic ethanol: 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gases. Grown on marginal land.
People often say that healthier foods are more expensive, and that such costs strongly limit better diet habits,
including price data for individual foods. They evaluated the differences in prices in four ways:
and nuts--cost significantly more than unhealthy diets (for example, those rich in processed foods, meats, and refined grains).
The team concludes that best way to make healthier foods more affordable is for governments to subsidize healthy foods and tax unhealthy ones, New Scientist reports.
because food policies have focused on the production of inexpensive, high volume commodities, which has led to a complex network of farming, storage, transportation, processing, manufacturing,
and marketing capabilities that favor sales of highly processed food products for maximal industry profit. Given this reality,
they said that creating a similar infrastructure to support production of healthier foods might help increase availability
a patent-pending technology that uses a growing organism and byproducts from food production (oat hulls from New york, cotton hulls from Texas and rice hulls from Arkansas) to create a strong composite material.
Entrepreneurs deliver healthy produce to Indianapolis'food deserts 'What do you get when you combine an entrepreneurial organic food delivery company with a regional healthcare system interested helping address obesity
and vegetables to a dozen such food deserts in the Indianapolis area. For those readers unfamiliar with the term, the phrase food desert refers to urban neighborhoods
or areas where it is difficult to find healthy food options. Garden on the go is a partnership between Indiana University Health and Green B. E. A n. Delivery,
Chipotle commits to doubling local produce purchases USDA launches online tool for locating'food deserts'Myplate:
which offers food composting services for hundreds of clients in the region, including Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, Sodexo, University of Maryland and Alexandria City Public schools.
The food code says all food waste goes into the sewer system. Our sewer system is combined a sewer system,
You said these establishments are required to put their food in the sewer? I ll read it to you.
The District Food Code Regulation Section 2607.2 says each food establishment served by a sanitary sewer and conducting any activity or activities
but are still popular foods here. In regions such as Madrid, barely a drop of rain has fallen in months,
Food cooperative improves safety, productivity with IBM analyticsanalytics technology that has enabled a Michigan agricultural cooperative better account for the source of fruits
collects, stores and analyzes data about the food being handled by Cherry Central Cooperative from the time it is harvested and processed,
-based Cherry Central's supply chain business partners as the food makes its way to grocery or market shelves.
Steve Eiseler, vice president of operations at Cherry Central Cooperative, said the IBM-based technology has allowed his organization to significantly reduce the amount of paperwork necessary to remain in compliance with government food traceability requirements
We take our responsibility in the food supply chain seriously, Eiseler said. We wanted to feel more comfortable in
This collaboration is helping us create a well-connected and visible food supply chain to make it easier and faster to track the food items we market
Food fight: White Castle vs biofuelstaking a bite out of biofuels. White Castle and other chains say that corn-based biofuels are driving up food prices.
--U s. chain restaurants and a group of congressmen are launching an assault against biofuels on the grounds that fuel produced from crops like corn are pushing up food prices.
At a press conference on Capitol hill this Thursday, the president of burger chain White Castle will join the owner of a Wendy's franchise and other meat movers to demand theã Â repeal of the federal Renewable
The federal RFS mandate drastically manipulates the corn marketplace and increases commodity and food costs across the supply chain ââ oe from farmers and chain restaurants to consumers and diners.
NCCR, along with other coalition partners and Members of Congress, will hold a press conference to launch'Feed Food Fairness:
Food of the future: can'Frankenfish'survive politics? Sometime this summer or soon after, the federal Food and Drug Administration may finally approve the first-ever genetically modified animal for human consumption--a fast-growing Atlantic salmon that has taken 17 years to reach the threshold of American consensus. The man to thank
--or blame, depending on how you feel about these things--is a former Soviet biologist who is bankrolling the endeavor with an eye on becoming a U s. salmon farmer.
considering applying for permission to produce other GM foods. Already in China researchers are working on the same type of fast-growth salmon,
has said one factor in moving the study was that it took the FDA a decade just to decide how to regulate bioengineered food and dairy animals.
The company's investor background material note that their fish eat five times the food as wild salmon do
says Patty Lovera, assistant director of the consumer watchdog group Food and Water Watch, just one of the 300 groups that oppose the fish.
How should food be labeled? Even if the FDA approves the fish, as many expect it will, there's a secondary battle looming:
Such a label would actually bestow a premium on wild salmon for consumers who look for natural food items
The political call for labeling genetically engineered foods, also known as genetically modified organisms, or GMOS, is picking up steam in statehouses across the United states. This year alone,
28 states have introduced legislation for mandatory labeling of such foods. In June, the Maine legislature became the second state after Connecticut to pass such a bill.
But food movement designees like Michael Pollen continue to press for change. And the tide in this country indeed seems to be turning.
A June ABC News poll found that 52 percent of the respondents felt GMO food was unsafe to eat
and slightly more said theyã¢â â¢d be less likely to buy foods labeled as genetically modified or bioengineered.
which bloats its landfills and costs it the equivalent of $165 billion a year in wasted food.
In February 2009, Elmore's nonprofit group, Elemental Impact, convinced Atlanta officials and its biggest food-service outfits to launch the nation's first-ever Zero Waste Zone around its downtown hotels
Excess food is donated now to shelters and soup kitchens. Used food is diverted to feedstock. And food deemed inedible is turned now to compost for new urban gardens around the city.
Atlanta food companies are managing to save thousands of dollars a month in hauling and disposal fees
all while creating new revenue streams--from selling compost and used grease to drawing in new customers who favor their social responsibility.
Each year, Americans throw away 40 percent of our food, much of it perfectly edible. It's lost in every part of the food chain, from farms,
and then throw out perfectly good food because it doesn't meet standards of perfect shape
The $10 million outfit, among the largest in the United states, now trains its 250 workers to hold back good food until guests need it or ask for it;
and to separate out food scraps from other refuse for composting, which is sent no longer to a landfill but to a local composter.
saved itself $100 million a year in food loss partly by realizing its approach of piling produce deep and high was leading to spoilage
for real enterprising folks to scoop up surplus food occurring all along the food chain out there. An estimated $47 billion annually year is lost at the retail
and consumer levels each each year, according to researchers at the Dutch journal Food Policy. A big problem
is the amount of food being tossed by supermarkets out before its sell-by date, which is regulated not by law.
300 per store every day in food that is still edible but has no channel to find consumers.
poor sight lines in the refrigerator that lets food rot unseen and refrigerators running too cold,
since we seem to waste as much as 25 percent of the food and drinks we bring home--the equivalent of $2, 275 annually for the average family of four, according to researcher Jonathan Bloom in his 2010 book on the topic, American Wasteland.
Leaving nothing to waste Of course, some food has to be wasted from scraps left on our plates to the inedible bits and pieces of meat and produce remaining from meal preparation.
or they get closed once neighbors complain about food-rot odor. The industry, including some 3, 500 independent composters,
Instead of promoting healthy, sustainable food, it makes our system depend on a few crops that is used for animal feed and in processed food.
We have the technology and the science right now to grow food in sustainable ways,
but we lack the policies and markets to make it happen, WSU John Reganold said in a statement.
U s. agriculture has had an impressive history of productivity that has resulted in relatively affordable food, feed,
Fewer farmers are producing more food and fiber on about the same acreage, while input and energy use per unit output has decreased over the last 50 years.
Despite these tremendous advances, U s. farmers are facing the daunting challenges of meeting the food, feed,
However, as customers shop at stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and farmer's markets, we see there is a demand for this type of sustainable agriculture.
and change the market structure to promote more eco-friendly ways of growing food, instead of perpetuating the modern agricultural practices that take a toll on the environment and the quality of our food.
You can read the full report online here. UC Davis and WSU Photo: Maureen Mo Reilly/flickr
looking for a non-food feedstock to produce fuel for jets and automobiles. In the Pacific Northwest, forest biofuel has been touted as a potential job creator,
and deforestation, push up food prices, and make climate change worse. He issued his statement prior to the scheduled 11:15 a m. take off of Lufthansa flight LH013 from Hamburg-to-Frankfurt.
but so do the processes of relocating food crops and producing biofuels. Plowing, fertilizing and harvesting emit CO2 and other greenhouse gases,
and rob people of food and water as companies use land for biofuel feedstocks rather than for food crops,
it notes. Last month ten international organisations, including the World bank, WTO, UN and OECD called on G20 governments to scrap biofuel subsidies and mandates because of their impact on world poverty and food prices,
Foe said today. With partial funding from the German government, Lufthansa has purchased 800 tons of blend from Finland s Neste Oil for the 6-month, â 6. 6 million biofuel program.
and in some cases on poor soil that would not sustain food crops. Fuel producer Honeywell UOP says that camelina grows on fallow wheat fields
low yields mean that producers are more likely to grow it on healthy soil where it would compete against food,
where it would not compete against food. Photo: Friends of the Earth Note: This version updates an earlier version with information on Energem,
I've seen that in the food and beverage industry. Folks like Coca-cola, Pepsico, Inbev, Nestle, Heineken.
The food and beverage industry is very proactive, and I spend time with my counterparts, chief sustainability officers at other companies,
They decided to test the canola plants in the Warehouse Foods ditch for proteins that would tell them
With more than 50 percent of the earth used for growing crops for food or forage,
The Allotments (for staffers to grow food) on the 9th floor of the building are made of little timber tubs.
This program brings food to Philadelphia's under-served population by way of a partnership between the city prison system and dozens of local community gardens.
the fresh produce is delivered to one of the city's food cupboards, where needy residents not only get seasonal vegetables,
but also cooking demonstrations and tastings to help them prepare the food. Since its launch in 2006, the program has delivered more than 55
Speaking on a panel, H. E. Fahad bin Mohammed Al Attiya, the chairman of the Qatar National Food Program, offered a stark assessment:
We import 90 percent of our food, and 100 percent of our water is desalinated. We still have a sharp growth trajectory.
The water demands of food production are also undergoing close scrutiny, with specific crops being selected
Hydroponic food production is also being tried, to avoid the evaporation losses of watering open soil.
It also sells to the increasing number of independently owned groceries dedicated to organic and natural foods that have sprouted up in major urban areas.
Half of all food wasteddare to eat'em. Crooked carrots are good, and good for you. The world throws away up to half of its food according to an alarming report that blames consumers'fussy preference for cosmetically appealing produce,
supermarket promotions that encourage overbuying, and deficient storage, transportation and agricultural practices. Between 1. 2 billion and 2 billion metric tons of food-out of the 4 billion produced annually-never reaches a human stomach,
the UK's Institution of Mechanical engineers says in  Waste Not Want Not-Global Food waste:
The amount of food wasted and lost around the world is staggering, says Tim Fox, IME's head of energy and environment.
This is food that could be used to feed the world's growing population-as well as those in hunger today.
water and energy resources that were used in the production, processing and distribution of this food.
engineers have a crucial role to play in preventing food loss and waste by developing more efficient ways of growing, transporting
and storing foods, Fox says. Consider IME's report as food for thought the next time you reject a crooked carrot or a lumpy apple.
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But at least we can control it in our food, she said. While there are no specific numbers on urban residents doing organic farming,
A local organic store in Gurgaon Brands like Eco Farms, Conscious Foods, Morarka Foundation and Organic India have opened up stores in the major cities.
But food activists like Mathur say that farmers don't get paid enough by retailers even though higher costs are involved in organic farming
Local drivers for repair services, florists, cleaning services, pizza shops, mobile food businesses, and so on are feeling the pinch even more.
an estimated 7 to 10 calories of fossil fuel are embedded in every calorie of food that arrives on American tables,
if the farmers who grow that food are committed to using permaculture practices like cultivation instead of spraying herbicides to control weeds.
higher food prices should encourage more local food production and ultimately lead to the relocalization of American farming.
we cannot continue having our food shipped an average 1, 500 miles from the farm to our tables.
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