BY: SHAWNTAE HARRIS Shanghai is planning an urban vertical farm that will feed millions. The centre aims to educate people on the benefits of food sustainability. Sasaki Architects will create the 100-hectare farm that will be interactive and hands-on. The…
GMOs are not as terrible as everyone thinks they are
GMOs have a noted terrible reputation, but the fact is, as long as people are kept aware and the food is consistently tested for safety they are actually perfectly healthy and great for the environment. In 2017 there’s really no…
The non-browning apple sets out to change consumers’ minds about GMOs
BY: RHIANN MOORE The Arctic apple has been trotted out as a game changer in the misunderstood and massively hated GMO market. Canadian company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits, has spent years developing a non-browning apple with biotech firm Intrexon. The idea…
After these horrendous videos surfaced, France passes bill requiring cameras in all slaughterhouses
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE France is having some major issues with animal rights. In the past couple of years there have been countless pieces of evidence supporting extreme cases of abuse against animals meant for slaughter in French abattoirs. These include…
You can live on this stunning Welsh farm for less than $2 a year
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Living on your own in a large city can be loud, crowded, and most of all, expensive. Most of us can barely afford our rent, our bank balances mocking us whenever we make a withdrawal. But…
When threatened by a billion-dollar mining company, this peasant farmer told them to go to hell.
By: JACK M. You don’t have to look too hard or wait too long to hear of yet another mega-sized mining company ripping up some pristine piece of the planet, polluting natural resources, defacing rain forests, compromising biodiversity, threatening…
Devoted son who lost both his arms takes care of his paralyzed mother
BY: JESSICA BEUKER When Chen Xinyin was only seven years old, he suffered an electric shock, causing him to lose both of his arms. Despite this setback, he continued to work on the family farm and help around the house…
New solar powered floating farm can produce 8,152 tonnes of vegetables and 1,703 tonnes of fish a year
Javier F. Ponce and his team recently developed a sustainable floating garden system, run off of solar power, and estimated to produce over 8,152 tonnes of vegetables and 1,703 tonnes of fish a year. Ponce is an architect and founder…
Freight Farms are the portable, weather-proof future of food supply
BY: ZOE MELNYK Typically, when you think of a farm you see acres and acres of open fields filled with some kind of wheat or corn and when you see a farmer, it’s generally someone driving a tractor with plaid…