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Foodcommons - A ground breaking system to scale local food and restore our commonwealth
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What if your steak came from the greenhouse instead of the slaughterhouse?
To make meat out of animal cells but no actual animals, you have to solve a big (meaty!) problem: Where do you grow the stuff? Though it might sound like a vegetarian’s nightmare, the answer could be to produce the meat on plants. Glenn Gaudette, a professor of biomedical engineering, is growing cow muscle cells on spinach leaves.
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“Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis (scientificamerican)
Locust swarms of biblical proportions are threatening crops across a wide swath of Africa and southwest Asia—spurring alarm among top international officials.
Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions (WSJ)
U.N. sounds alarm as swarms consume crops in five countries and threaten to spread further
“Swarms big as cities”: UN chief says locust fight must intensify (CGTN)
Today locust swarms are as big as major cities and it’s getting worse by the day. There is also a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Africa.
UN Calls for International Action on East Africa Locust Outbreak (Bloomberg)
The United Nations secretary general has appealed for “speedy and generous” financial assistance to curb an outbreak of locusts in the eastern African desert.
Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa (AP)
As locusts by the billions descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to spray pesticides in what experts call the only effective control.
Somalia declares locust outbreak a 'national emergency' (The National AE)
Somalia's Agriculture Ministry on Sunday called the infestation of locusts a national emergency and a major threat to the country's fragile food security situation.
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Researcher studies importance of synchrony in ecological systems such as food webs (2018, University of Kansas)
"Synchrony is when multiple populations in different places all fluctuate in the same way," said Daniel Reuman, professor of ecology & evolutionary biology. "One of the causes of population synchrony is synchrony of environmental variables -- like the amount of rainfall. When rainfall in different areas is correlated through time, like a drought that's spread across a large area, that will affect all populations across that area in similar ways."
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China flight systems jammed by pig farm’s African swine fever defences (scmp)
"Chinese state media reported last week that gangs were exploiting the African swine fever crisis by deliberately spreading the disease by using drones to drop infected items on to pig farms. A Chinese pig farm’s attempt to ward off drones – said to be spreading African swine fever – jammed the navigation systems of a number of planes flying overhead. In more common cases, according to the magazine, the criminals spread rumours about the presence of the virus to achieve a cheap purchase price."
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Somethings change only very slowly. Such things are worth studying very closely:
"In De Bello Gallico (58 BC), Julius Caesar provides his audience with a picture of Germanic peoples lifestyle and culture: He depicts the Germans as primitive hunter gatherers with diets mostly consisting of meat and dairy products who only celebrate earthly gods such as the sun, fire, and the moon. German women reportedly wear small cloaks of deer hides and bathe in the river naked with their fellow men, yet their culture celebrates men who abstain from sex for as long as possible."
German Food 2019: Mostly Meat & Dairy -
Food loss & waste contribute 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Tackling them can help fight #ClimateChange while generating food security & economic benefits: https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/theres-no-time-or-food-to-waste/ #Regenerative #Food
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The first map of America’s food supply chain is mind-boggling: https://www.fastcompany.com/90422553/the-first-map-of-americas-food-supply-chain-is-mind-boggling "Most of our food is moved across great distances—and through many different forms of transit—before it reaches our plates" #Food
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Iceland Livestreams 10-Year-Old McDonald's Cheeseburger That Won't Decompose: https://snotrahouse.com/last-mcdonalds/ https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-50262547
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America's Pile of Uneaten Bacon Is the Biggest in 48 Years: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/u-s-bacon-pile-is-biggest-in-48-years-but-may-start-to-ebb #Food
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Study Links Eating Processed Meat to Mental Illness: https://interestingengineering.com/study-links-eating-processed-meat-to-mental-illness #Food #Health
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Beetles and flies are becoming part of the agricultural food chain: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/07/04/beetles-and-flies-are-becoming-part-of-the-agricultural-food-chain #Regenerative #Garden #Food
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Hydroponics and Agtech Entrepreneurship in India - Dhrav Khanna, Triton Foodworks:
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Berlin opens Europe's largest urban aquaponics farm: http://www.ecf-farm.de/
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Hyperlocavorism - eating foods that is produced locally. In the extreme this is not only buying local but, farming your food too.
via http://tribeawesome.com/project/aeroponics/aeroponics-presentation-2/index.html
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Good Bank, Berlin: http://good-bank.de/en/
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Will Robot Tractors Save America's Farming Industry After It Crashes?: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-17/will-robot-tractors-save-americas-farming-industry-after-it-crashes
Robots Take the Wheel as Autonomous Farm Machines Hit Fields: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/robots-take-the-wheel-as-autonomous-farm-machines-hit-the-field #Robot #Food #FFHCI #Politics
