Tag: food waste

All things agriculture: nitrogen pollution, soil degradation, methane emissions and alternatives

Can we produce enough food in a sustainable way for 8 billion people without crossing the planetary boundaries?

To combat food waste: let’s take a look at our fridge

There is nothing dumber than the food waste problem that humans have created. To solve this, we can start looking at our frenemy - the fridge. What are better, less energy-demanding alternatives for food storage? We'll take a look at ancient storage techniques (ice house, Zeer pot, root cellar...) and food preservation (fermentation, fruit preserves...).