Highlights from the past two weeks:
- If you don’t have a Nature subscription, this Grist post gives a great summary on a new study showing we can feed 10 billion people without destroying the planet: http://www.grist.org/population/2011-10-13-we-can-feed-10-billion-of-us-study-finds-but-it-wont-be-easy
- Incubator farms provide training and access for refugee farmers in the US: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/us/refugees-in-united-states-take-up-farming.html?_r=2
- Dave McClure invests in Farmeron, an analytics package for farms: http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/09/28/farmeron-google-analytics-for-farms-gets-investment-from-dave-mcclures-500-startups/
- LYFE Kitchen in Downtown Palo Alto! https://ediblestartups.com/2011/10/13/lyfe-kitchen-opens-its-doors-in-downtown-palo-alto/
- Pollin8r – adding technology to the Community Support Agriculture model, exciting! http://www.grist.org/sustainable-farming/2011-10-05-heirloom-pollinator
- Profile of Little City Kitchen Co, making handcrafted organic baby food to set children up for healthy eating success: https://ediblestartups.com/2011/10/05/little-city-kitchen-co-laying-the-foundation-for-a-life-of-healthy-eating/
- Monsanto advertising a “better broccoli” that helps your body fight the harm from pesticides. Really?! http://www.grist.org/industrial-agriculture/2011-09-28-busting-monsantos-better-broccoli
- DC Central Kitchen getting fresh produce into food deserts in DC, way to go: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dcs-food-deserts-sprout-fresh-fruits-and-vegetables/2011/09/26/gIQABuuC8K_story.html
- USC’s infographic on childhood obesity: http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2011/10/11/national-school-lunch-week-goes-infographic/