If someone told you swallowing clay was once a respected remedy for stomach woes—from indigestion to food poisoning to parasites—you might picture an old medieval superstition. But the truth is…
Walk down any European supermarket aisle, and you’re likely hit with a sea of food labels vying for your trust. Two of the biggest—Nutri-Score and Organic—promise a shortcut to health.…
It’s hard to imagine two hotter topics in agriculture than “organic” and “gene editing,” but until recently, these worlds barely overlapped. Now, conversations about CRISPR crops and organic farming have…
Today’s “health food” scene is awash with superfood salads, protein powders, and ultra-processed convenience meals. But during World War II, food scarcity, government rationing, and community innovation led to simple,…
Ever wonder how Silicon Valley keeps reimagining your kitchen? The latest big food-tech bet isn’t lab-grown burgers or the next kale chip—it’s precision fermentation, a technology that’s quietly reshaping what’s…
If you’re browsing the seafood counter and spot a plump fillet labeled “organic farmed salmon,” you might breathe a sigh of relief. After all, “organic” brings visions of cleaner water,…
Ever wondered why that jar of organic honey sitting in your pantry seems to defy time itself? I mean, archaeologists have dug up pots of honey from ancient Egyptian tombs—some…