Genetically Modified food: a force for good or evil?Genetically modified crops are a tricky topic. They have the potential to solve world food shortage issues, yet they also could create massive super weeds and potential health problems. Should we be worried?
Organic farming
Why organic wine tastes better with your eyes closed
A new study has found that wine made from organic grapes actually tastes better than conventional plonk — but the “hippy” connotations put drinkers off and drive prices down.
From the kitchen to Asia: a fresh-faced take on business
One mistake can hit a young small business hard, as organic skincare business Lily loves Pearl learnt when its first lot of products, worth $10,000, was destroyed on arrival. But that wasn’t enough to turn entrepreneur Samantha Molineux off the joys of running her own business.
Will US reap what Obamas have sown?
The Obamas’ organic veggie garden is getting plenty of goodwill from environmental activists, but will it have any real effect on US food policy?
What the GFC can teach us about our intertwined food system
Just like the financial sector, the food system has dramatically globalised over the past generation, even as it has become increasingly concentrated.
Stuff we like: superbugs and organic farming in India
Attention, not money, is the new currency. “Attention,” write Thomas Mandel and Gerard Van der Leun in their 1996 book Rules of the Net, “is the hard currency of cyberspace.” They’re dead on. As the Net becomes an increasingly strong presence in the overall economy, the flow of attention will not only anticipate the flow of […]
State of the planet
We’ve heard the sceptics. Now let’s act on climate change … Survey finds indifference in Europe and the US … Too big for the planet? … Can organic farming feed the world?
