Food
Relax — California isn’t about to dump pesticides on organic farms
A new state report outlines some edge-case scenarios, but mostly, California's pest control strategies do a good job of protecting the interests of green farmers.
Can a vegan ever truly love a carnivore?
A reader wonders whether two hearts can meat. Umbra says vegan start by accepting each other for who we are.
5 more things to celebrate besides the big new climate deal
We’ve cherry-picked a few other good news items to keep your serotonin levels elevated.
Getting stoned in Boulder will now come with a carbon tax
Boulder, in the weed kingdom of Colorado, plans to start charging pot producers extra to offset their carbon costs.
Disruptive mayo is now a thing, and it’s spreading
A corporate giant sues a feisty startup over the right to call an egg-free product "mayo."
At this hyper-green eatery, climate change will be the main course
Three Bay Area entrepreneurs have set out to create a restaurant where learning about the climate is positively delicious.
California’s new coffee farm isn’t your average joe
Jay Ruskey is the first farmer in the continental U.S. to grow coffee commercially. Here's what that means for the future of coffee.
For farmers, using pesticides is a lot like picking the wrong smartphone
"Path dependency" is when a choice of technologies hems in your future. Is that happening today as developing countries build out their farming systems?
There must be 50 ways to prep potatoes
Too often overlooked in a world of more beautiful vegetables, potatoes deserve to be shown off, starting with this Rösti.
