CH Japan: Indigo Dyeing Leather + Cotton
From the Tokushima farm of Yoshiharu Toyama to the vats of dye master Naoyuki Asai in Kyoto
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Bubble submarines, solar farms, electric Kombi vans, and more innovation from around the world
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Reclamation of Black-Owned Farmland
According to census data, there were 925,000 black farmers in 1920. By 2017, that number dropped below 50,000. Discrimination within the industry, institutionalized racism upheld by USDA agency workers, purposefully incorrect documentation …
Coffee Manufactory’s Transparent and Fair Business Model
Seeking the perfect supply chain starts with promoting small farms
Upstate to Aska: Fredrik Berselius on Foraging Fresh Ingredients
We speak with the chef about approaching wild ingredients through a Scandinavian lens
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Will Hemp Farming’s Legalization Change Society Beyond Agriculture
Thanks to an amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill, already passed by the House and Senate, industrial hemp will be legal to farm in the US once again. From tobacco-producing states seeking …
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Fitness-Tracking for Chickens
It might sound comical, but putting a fitness tracker on chickens may ease the workload of commercial farmers. Now, chicken farmers are required to manually inspect the health of each bird—seeking out …
Exploring the World of Vermouth With Martini & Rossi
We visit the botanical fields in Pessione to learn about the misunderstood, herbaceous libation
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60 years of NASA, life imitating art, food technology, data privacy and more
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New Technology Hopes to Transform the Food Industry
The food industry has garnered near universal flack for its lack of transparency, mistreatment of animals and environmental impact. Rightfully so in some instances, but technology hopes to alleviate the issues that …