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Researchers figure that roughly a third of all the food we produce is never eaten. In Paris, a new restaurant is taking a small slice out of all that waste by salvaging discarded food from a local market, cooking it up into fine cuisine, and serving it on a "pay-what-you-can" basis to a clientele that includes some of the city's neediest residents.
Climate change has far reaching impacts — including on French cuisine. Many restaurants in the foodie mecca now have on their menu dishes that have been deemed “good for the climate.”
Israel and Iran disagree on almost everything — except the deliciousness of Iranian pistachios. With US-Iran nuclear agreement, Americans now can get them. But Israelis? Not officially.
Some of the richest countries are buying up large swatches of land in some of the poorest countries. Olivier De Schutter is the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. He discusses the ethical quandaries of this new colonialism with Living on Earth.
Labels on bottled water make it difficult for consumers to discern what is in their water: has it been purified or tested? A Congressional hearing and new reports illustrate the lack of information that consumers have about what's in a bottle of water.
With more than 30 million low-income children dependant on school lunches, it's important for the National School Lunch Program to provide students with nutritious and well-balanced meals. However, Ann Cooper claims these lunches do just the opposite.
The Laos government has set a goal to reforest their nation. Now, scientists are working with farmers to produce profitable harvests by finding higher yielding varieties of the rice that Laotians prefer - sticky rice. On Living on Earth.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is China. The kosher food industry is on the rise there as Chinese factory owners hope to tap into the US kosher food market. The BBC's Frances Harrison has that story.
Today's Geo Quiz focused in the ancestral home of the potato. The answer is Peru. The BBC's Dan Collyns reports the Peruvian government is promoting the potato as a cheap, stable alternative to more expensive food crops like corn or wheat.
For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for a Colorado town about 170 miles west of Denver. The answer is Carbondale. Carbondale is home to a growing number of Latino immigrants. They've found a haven at local business called Garcia's Cafe. Reporter Sarah Hughes dropped by Garcia's Cafe on a recent afternoon, and sent us this report.
Horsemeat remains popular in France, but animals' rights groups have been trying to change that and now France's horsemeat industry is fighting back, as The World's Genevieve Oger reports.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Underdeveloped Countries and Outsourced Agriculture
Living on Earth
July 17, 2009
Some of the richest countries are buying up large swatches of land in some of the poorest countries. Olivier De Schutter is the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. He discusses the ethical quandaries of this new colonialism with Living on Earth.
Science, Tech & Environment
As unclear as water
Living on Earth
July 10, 2009
Labels on bottled water make it difficult for consumers to discern what is in their water: has it been purified or tested? A Congressional hearing and new reports illustrate the lack of information that consumers have about what's in a bottle of water.
Science, Tech & Environment
Lunch lady dishes it out
Living on Earth
September 18, 2009
With more than 30 million low-income children dependant on school lunches, it's important for the National School Lunch Program to provide students with nutritious and well-balanced meals. However, Ann Cooper claims these lunches do just the opposite.
Science, Tech & Environment
Laos' sticky situation
Living on Earth
September 25, 2009
The Laos government has set a goal to reforest their nation. Now, scientists are working with farmers to produce profitable harvests by finding higher yielding varieties of the rice that Laotians prefer - sticky rice. On Living on Earth.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Geo answer
PRI's The World
February 06, 2008
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is China. The kosher food industry is on the rise there as Chinese factory owners hope to tap into the US kosher food market. The BBC's Frances Harrison has that story.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo Answer
PRI's The World
February 11, 2008
Today's Geo Quiz focused in the ancestral home of the potato. The answer is Peru. The BBC's Dan Collyns reports the Peruvian government is promoting the potato as a cheap, stable alternative to more expensive food crops like corn or wheat.
Arts, Culture & Media
Party with olive oil
PRI's The World
February 12, 2008
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Sarah Breckenridge, editor of finecooking.com and olive-oil connoisseur, on exploring the world of olive oil.
Conflict & Justice
Geo answer
PRI's The World
February 20, 2008
For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for a Colorado town about 170 miles west of Denver. The answer is Carbondale. Carbondale is home to a growing number of Latino immigrants. They've found a haven at local business called Garcia's Cafe. Reporter Sarah Hughes dropped by Garcia's Cafe on a recent afternoon, and sent us this report.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo Quiz / answer
PRI's The World
February 27, 2008
Today's Geo Quiz answer is Milan, Italy, where the art of espresso making is serious business. The World's David Leveille has details.
Arts, Culture & Media
Horsemeat debate in France
PRI's The World
February 29, 2008
Horsemeat remains popular in France, but animals' rights groups have been trying to change that and now France's horsemeat industry is fighting back, as The World's Genevieve Oger reports.