7 Steps to an Easy Urban Garden

Living in the city offers numerous perks. While we typically think of gardening as a “backyard” or…

Curing olives, for the eating

Here in Davis, we have lots of olive trees lining the streets, and I find most of them fall to the ground…

Ten Reasons to Shop at Your Local Farmers’ Market

Violent People: Life and Death in Farming

Not long ago, I got my first piece of hate mail. (It was digital, of course, but it…

Happy Earth Day! Save Your Food to Save the Earth

Happy Earth Day! There is much to thank Mother Earth for: from stunning, awe inspiring views to the food that sustains us.

We can do many things to celebrate Earth Day. We can clean up our parks, we can go outside and…

How Better Procurement Solves Food Waste

The United Nations estimates that, by 2050, the world’s…

Question: What can I do to reduce food waste? Answer: A lot!

Moving Agriculture to a Low Carbon Future: A Call to Action

2° Celsius and the Stranded Assets

Food: a Bridge Between Cultures + Qidreh, a Traditional Palestinian Dish

In 2014 I went on a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, spending 3 days in Cairo, 3 in Amman and 3 in Hebron in the West Bank. There were so many things that I wanted to report back on during my trip, from…

Top 10 Reasons Why the Produce Industry Sucks

#9: Apathy Everywhere