On Hugh Jackman's 43rd birthday Wednesday, the actor followed in the footsteps of Paul Newman launching a coffee, tea and chocolate company, with 100% of profits going to charity. It was the Australian actor's visit to Ethiopia with World Vision that planted the seed for the company.
Adding fish oil to your diet can boost microbes that may prevent weight gain.
It's an age-old question: how can we lose weight while winning the battle against cravings, and feel satisfied at that same time?
Holistic-thinking people are always looking for a home remedy to any problem, so during this flu season we might want to stock our kitchens with the foods and beverages that boost immunity and fight the flu. Epicurious magazine consulted the author of Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine, for advice.
The bulk of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon occurs as a result of illegal cattle production. Now, the world's largest meat processor, JBS-Friboi, has agreed to stop buying beef from ranches involved in illegal deforestation of the Brazilian rainforest zoned for conservation or indigenous use.
Crop yields of Cassava, the main staple in the diets of 200 million Africans have rebounded since the introduction of a mite from across the ocean. Cassava has thrived in the poor drought-hardened soils of Africa without any of its natural pests since its introduction in the 15th century from Latin America. That was true until the 1970's when the Cassava Green Mite arrived on the scene wiping out half the cassava yields and endangering the livelihoods of poor farmers who relied on the crop.
World leaders dined on food scraps that would have ended in a landfill to highlight world hunger and climate change related to farming.
Brain research expert Dr. Pat McGeer eats ginger every day, one of his personal strategies for warding off Alzheimer's disease. Along with ginger, try blackberries, rhubarb, cinnamon, turmeric, cranberries, pomegranate and blueberries, which all contain enzymes to block plaque buildup.
The White House it teaming up with 150 private companies and groups to rein in antibiotics in the food supply.
Village Harvest began two years ago, when Craig Diserens founded a backyard gleaning effort in California that now gathers thousands of pounds of fresh fruit from historical orchards (some planted during the Gold Rush 150 years ago) and private property for donatation to food agencies.
A Facebook post was shared 250,000 times earlier this week about an elderly man in a wheelchair who asked if his cashier could help him with his meal.
The number of beekeepers in New York City has quadrupled since the ban on keeping bees was lifted two years ago, figures show. Hives are now on skyscraper rooftops, in community gardens, and school backyards across the five boroughs. Locally produced food growers pushed hard for the ban to be overturned.
Investors in China betting big on the organic concept have poured money into food producers and distributors. Some are wrestling with a conflict between scale and quality, but this has not dampened their enthusiasm.
Regular family suppers contribute to good mental health in adolescents, according to a study co-authored by McGill University professor Frank Elgar. Despite the fact that teens may squirm under the barrage of parental questioning, there are benefits to these family meals -- regardless of whether or not they can easily talk to their parents.
Gardens have been named the hottest trend in restaurants this year as more chefs involved with the 'eat local food' movement decide to grow their own tomatoes, herbs and other produce. Equally positive trends like sustainable seafood, locally sourced foods, smaller portions and gluten-free options round out the top five interests for chefs this year
KFC restaurants in the UK and Ireland will stop using palm oil to fry its chicken beginning this month and reap a double benefit by reducing climate change and heart disease.
Big news on several fronts: against the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and for healthier food for school children. The Chicago Public Schools announced that its main food-service company, Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, will begin buying and serving chicken drumsticks from birds raised in the local area without antibiotics. The deal will bring 1.2 million pounds of chicken to 473 schools per year.
A new blog started by a 9-year-old in western Scotland shows daily photos of the lunches she was being served in her public primary school. Just started in early May, her lunch photos went viral in days. She had a million viewers within a few weeks; was written up in major magazines; and won the support of TV chef Jamie Oliver, who kicked off school-food reform in England.
They were once adversaries. These days, though, the president of the Humane Society and the president of the United Egg Producers, are allies, walking shoulder to shoulder into offices on Capitol Hill, asking Congress to approve new rules for egg farmers.
When two college students in Oakland discovered they could grow mushrooms in used coffee grounds, they started a company to recycle the waste from local cafes. Each morning the Back to the Roots team picks up 8,000 pounds of grounds in the back of a van and are on track this year to divert 3.5 million pounds of coffee grounds from landfills.
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