Chef Massimo Bottura on Why the Future of Food is in Our Trash http://www.wsj.com/articles/chef-massimo-bottura-on-why-the-future-of-food-is-in-our-trash-1449506020
We throw away about $700 worth of food each year in the USA. That’s per person, last I saw, which was probably about 10 years ago.
Think of the products taken from the shelf because they are past the due date.
Capturing most of this food can go a long way toward feeding a hungry planet.
Scientists discover another cause of bee deaths, and it’s really bad news : TreeHugger:
The ABCs of colony collapse among Bees appears to be really, really ugly. Well, it has been ugly, but know we know a little more about it, vs. being mainly in the dark.
This current research seems to find that a combination of pesticides and fungicides reduces the immune system of bees.
This story summarizing the research is just filled with horrible little nuggets. On average the bee pollen they studied had 9 different special ingredients in the pollen cocktails taken live from California.
Worse, much of the pollen comes from the “wild”, not harvest crops.
However, finally knowing more about the cause will help hugely in addressing this critical issue (for diversity and food crops).
Remedies of better use and control of pesticides/fungicides seems obvious. But organic methods should help a little or a LOT.
Check out the episode of Mad Money on September 29 (Thursday) when Cramer talks about three mega trends where you can make money. Even in the current insane marketplace.
One it energy efficiency: Look for HON, JCI and more. All favorites of this blog. looking at big EE savings (vs EE&E planning… 🙂
World food shorage: stocks to buy include Deer (DE) and Potash.
Healthy food trends include: Chipoltle, Haines & Panera.
He’s looking for decade-long trends, or longer.
Even if you can’t do anything else about sustainability issues, you can make a little GREEN off of the mega trends.