GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — food

The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health tells us, "Sustainability is a multifaceted issue, in which the food production system and our diets play a crucial role. Achieving a healthy and sustainable food future is an urgent matter that depends on global collaborative efforts."

The U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance tells us, "Food sovereignty is a movement growing from the bottom up, from the farmers, fishers, indigenous peoples and landless workers most impacted by global hunger and poverty. Food sovereignty goes well beyond ensuring that people have enough food to meet their physical needs. It asserts that people must reclaim their power in the food system by rebuilding the relationships between people and the land, and between food providers and those who eat."

People in Quang Nam (Viet Nam) bring hoes to the cassava fields to catch underground beetle larvae and sell them for 50,000-60,000 VND per kilogram. ($1=25,000 VND).

"Some argue that gene-edited foods are safer than genetically modified (GM) foods. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) specified in 2018 that most genetically edited foods do not need to be regulated. However, are these foods, which will increasingly appear on the table, really risk-free?"