GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest

Benzinga.com reports, "As the U.S. economy is grappling with multiple headwinds that have been spearheaded by the impact of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes, another risk is looming on the horizon: dry weather."

The Economic Times warns, "Onion shortage threatens a new chapter in world food crisis.

"The costs of wheat and grains have fallen in recent months, easing concern over access to some staples. But a combination of factors is now shaking up the vegetable market, the backbone of a healthy, sustainable diet. And at the sharp end of that is the humble onion.

Yahoo News reports, "It was a bad year for food shortages in 2022, with categories including eggs and baby formula hit hard. Unfortunately, 2023 could see its own batches of food shortages. Here’s what consumers should start stocking up on now before prices soar and products likely become harder to find on store shelves."

IFLScience.com reports, "Growing burgers and steaks from cultured cells may be seen as the future of the meat industry, but a new analysis indicates that the mass-production of lab-grown meat using current technologies could be considerably worse for the environment than real beef. At present, animal cell-based meat (ACBM) is only produced at a very small scale and at an economic loss, although the as yet un-peer-reviewed study suggests that scaling up the process could release between four and 25 times more emissions than the global beef industry.

An article posted by DenGarden - Home and Garden News, tells us, "Every home gardener can agree that our gardens are a sacred place, our area of zen, a space of relaxation. Taking our morning coffee to the garden to get our hands a little dirty, water our plants and harvest our crops. Every home gardener will tell you all about their love for the garden but we all avoid one topic… weeds.

"Gardener @simonakeroydgardener posted to TikTok a video showing us how to get rid of weeds and prep our beds for the following season with barely any work involved."