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'Go Halfsies' Fights Hunger, Waste, and Crazy Restaurant Portions
This new initiative fights ballooning restaurant portions, food waste, and hunger at the same time.
Lifestyle
The Planet Will House 10 Billion People, and We Can Feed Them All
Our population is going to grow by 3 billion people in the next century. But if we play our cards right, none of them will go hungry.
News
Nearly 50 Million Americans Have Difficulty Obtaining Food
New USDA research reveals the huge number of people struggling to eat, the reason our welfare programs are so necessary right now.
Lifestyle
Growing Better Rice for a Hungry World
Planting stress-tolerant rice in the developing world may yield 10 million more tons of rice annually—a big step towards eliminating world hunger.
Lifestyle
Two Charts Explaining How You Waste Food
American families waste tons—literally—of food every year. See how that stacks up around the world.
Lifestyle
Banks Are to Blame for Rising Food Costs
You never hear people blaming bankers for the deadly rise in basic crop prices, but they share a good part of the blame.
Education
Should High School Dropouts Be Denied Driver's Licenses?
Minnesota's the latest state to revoke driver's licenses from teens who drop out, but that might not be the answer to the dropout crisis?
Culture
Judges Who Are Hungry, Fatigued More Likely to Deny Parole
According to new research from Columbia University, a tired and hungry judge is a far less lenient judge.
Lifestyle
Miracle Berries and the Future of Food: A Conversation with Homaro Cantu
If the flavor-tripping berry transforms the way we feed the world, could it signal a bright future for food technology?
Lifestyle
The U.S. Wastes 40 Percent of All Food Produced Per Year. How About We Stop Doing That?
The average household throws out $1,300-$2,200 worth of food each year. Here are five easy ways to reduce food waste...and save money!
Lifestyle
Can the "Flavor Tripping" Berry Help Solve the Hunger Problem?
Chef Homaro Cantu thinks that the berry could revolutionize the way we feed the world by making grasses and other wild bitter plants palatable.
Lifestyle
Chart: The Complicated Relationship Between Ethanol and Corn Production
Conventional wisdom says that growing corn to produce ethanol contributes to harmful food price spikes. But it's not that simple.
Lifestyle
The 30 Project: Have Dinner, Change the World
FEED Foundation co-founder Ellen Gustafson is launching an ambitious 30-year project to change the food system, and she needs our help.
Lifestyle
The Food Gods Speak: Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser Dish About Walmart, National Security, and Chicken Nuggets
When Pollan last ate a chicken nugget, whether Schlosser thinks that Walmart's new healthy food initiatives are for real, and what you and I can do.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: Why We Don't Need Any More Anonymous Critics
Anonymous food critics, come out of hiding! Food is too important an issue for our smartest voices to lurk in the shadows.
Lifestyle
Food Crisis Solution: Reconsider How We Farm
Solutions to the looming Global Hunger Crisis suggest changing the way we farm.
Lifestyle
Food Price Watch: Riots in Algeria; Mexican Government Buys Maize Futures
Sugar, meat, and cereal prices reach record levels as economists warn of global food riots by Easter.
Business
Why It's Not All Bad News that 15 Percent of Families Went Hungry Last Year
Last year was a 15 year high in terms of American hunger. The number of families who have trouble putting food on the table has tripled since 2006.
