Food

Pop-Tarts maker is the latest brand to freeze purchases from top palm oil supplier while activists call sustainability claims “empty rhetoric”

Food

Advocates of lab-grown meat poke holes in claim it’s bad for the environment

Jessica Scott-Reid

As the first cell-cultured meat products receive final regulatory approval in the U.S. and start appearing on menus, they also face cautious consumers and conflicting media messaging

Food

Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Elizabeth Fitt

Since Brexit, the U.K. has been paying farmers to rewild their land. Now supporters are hoping to get a seat at the carbon market table.

Food | Summer 2023

The fungi start-ups behind a booming mushroom economy

Emily Baron Cadloff

From mycelium leather and insulation to mushroom coffee and nutraceuticals, fungi cleantech and wellness products are mushrooming

Food | Summer 2023

How farmers can break free of their synthetic fertilizer addiction

Alex Robinson

Fossil fuel-based fertilizers are notorious for high methane emissions. Dozens of companies are digging up more planet-friendly substitutes.

Food | Summer 2023

Will the city famous for its striploin give up its steak?

Rick Spence

New York City commits to curbing beef consumption, as a vegan steak startup gets a cash boost from Robert Downey Jr.

Food

This Canadian company is planning to grow tomatoes using heat from computers

Alex Robinson

QScale is building a 130-acre data centre campus in Lévis, Quebec, where it will use warmth from servers to grow more than 80,000 tonnes of produce a year