Insects as food

Efforts are underway to lift mezcal up from its reputation as a poor man’s drink to one that can compete on the market with its better-known cousin, tequila. To reach that goal, ecologists are working with mezcal farmers and producers to make a product that is valued for its unique and diversified taste, and that […]

Every year grasshoppers raid ranches and farms across the West, but this year threatens to see the worst infestation since 1985.