Fairfood Friday #68

Every Friday we round up the most interesting, inspiring or funny stories we came across while conducting research for our news stories. This week: McDonald’s First Vegetarian Restaurant - What change does McDonald’s newest initiative herald? Burger all, says Adharanand Finn.

Have you read something we should know about? Please let us know in the comments.

McDonald’s First Vegetarian Restaurant
What change does McDonald’s newest initiative herald? Burger all, says Adharanand Finn.

Melon Madness
How my food waste obsession overtook my weekend.

Clean Plates
Too much food gets thrown away.

How to Make Farming an Appealing Career Choice for a New Generation
There is growing demand for innovative and sustainable farming, but the agriculture sector must find more ways to attract talent.

Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce
Does an organic strawberry contain more vitamin C than a conventional one? Maybe, or maybe not.

A Summer of Extremes Signifies the New Normal
This summer has seen record heat waves and wildfires in the U.S, the worst flooding in Beijing’s modern history, and droughts that devastated the U.S. corn crop and led India to set up “refugee camps” for livestock. These extreme events were not freak occurrences – this is how the Earth works now.

Forging Deeper Relationships Between People and the Products they Buy
Jo Confino learns the difference between the power of the heart and mind when he visits Fairtrade vanilla farmers in Uganda.

Fruits of Old
Gearing up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard.

Dirkje Koene is a Copywriter for Fairfood International.

Image: van Lian (CC LIcense)