The fight against food waste requires a new mindset
Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.
Scientists are fighting to save the banana
Don't take those cheap yellow fruits for granted! They're at the center of a great agricultural turmoil.
'Modified' asks why Canada and U.S. refuse to label genetically modified foods
But more than that, the film is a love story about cooking and gardening -- and the importance of regaining control over where our food comes from.
A biotech breakthrough hopes to save bananas from extinction
While banana farmers watch their plantations get ravaged by a fungal disease, scientists think they may have found a solution.
11 GM foods commonly found in grocery stores
The new labeling law isn’t enough; if you’re looking to avoid GMOs in your diet, start here.
GMO salmon gets final FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption.
Glow-in-the-dark chickens are genetically engineered to fight bird flu
Researchers in the UK are using genetic engineering to fight the bird flu epidemic.
U.S. House of Representatives passes national GMO bill
This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a controversial bill that seeks to set a unified standard for the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms.
What is the “DARK” act?
Your guide to the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, and what it means for GMO labeling in the U.S.
General Mills agrees to drop “100% natural” labeling in face of lawsuit
In a lawsuit settlement today, General Mills agreed to remove the “100% Natural” from more than 20 of its products.
Want to avoid GMOs? Don’t buy “natural” foods
Consumer Reports finds that most products advertised as “natural” contain genetically modified ingredients.
Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law only awaits governor’s signature
A bill requiring all foods containing genetically engineered ingredients is just one step away from becoming law in Vermont.
Vermont poised to enact mandatory GMO-labeling
The state may soon require foods with genetically modified organisms be labeled.
Safeway and Kroger say "No" to GMO salmon
As the FDA continues to hesitate, the two largest U.S. grocery stores want nothing to do with Frankenfish.
GMO soybeans are bad for Mexico's beekeepers
Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.
Modern Farmer explains why there are no GMO oats
Here's why it doesn't really matter that Cheerios are GMO-free.
Frankenfish swims past another regulatory hurdle
Canada's environmental regulatory agency has allowed genetically engineered salmon eggs to be commercially produced.
More farmers are ditching GMO crops
Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.
No surprise here: junk food lobby wants federal ban on GMO labels
Major food conglomerates want to stamp out state-by-state efforts to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients with federal legislation.
GMO labeling law defeated in Washington State
After a week of recounts, the proposed law to label genetically modified foods loses by 4 percent of votes.
Food corporations donate $17.2 million to fight GMO labeling in Washington state
The fight to "follow the money" heats up in as Washington prepares to vote on GMO labeling.
What we can learn from the first genetically engineered food
Retro Report revisits the Flavr Savr, the first genetically engineered food to hit American grocery stores.
Scientific American goes totally pro-GMO
The magazine rallies against GMO-labeling and denounces opponents of genetically modified crops as "unscientific."
"GMO OMG" documentary explores one of the biggest issues of our generation
"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.
Taking a close look at insecticide-producing crops
Are crops that produce their own pesticides as scary as they sound?
Breaking the seed bank to feed the future
Can science use the genes engineered by nature instead of genetic engineering in the face of a pending food crisis?
The GMO debate is about more than Monsanto.
Nathanael Johnson at Grist has begun an excellent series on genetically modified organisms and the ongoing debate over GMOs in food.
Maine passes second GMO label law in the U.S.
The road to mandatory labels is still long, with a 5-state trigger before the requirement goes into effect.
Whole Foods becomes 1st national grocer in US to ban plastic straws
In addition to straws, the market is further reducing plastic use across all of its stores in the US, the UK, and Canada.
Don't judge a supermarket for empty shelves, it might be fighting food waste
Sorry, shoppers, but empty supermarket shelves could be a good thing.
Our 3 favorite food trend predictions for 2018
Whole Foods published a list of all the food trends it predicts for next year, and several of them fit right in on TreeHugger.
Say cheese! French fromage may lead to healthy hearts
Have researchers found the secret behind the 'French paradox'?
Wikipearls: Bite-sized foods wrapped in edible packaging
Inspired by the way nature "packages" cells, fruits and vegetables, these are gourmet pearls of ice cream, yogurt, cheese and even soups -- enveloped in a edible, nutritious and protective skin.
It's time to bring back Home Economics class
There are many benefits to offering an updated version of home economics at school.
3 simple sneaky ingredient swaps for healthier baking
Healthy, wholesome baked goods need not taste like cardboard and molasses when these substitutions are made.
Safeway, Whole Foods Get Greenpeace Green Rating For Seafood Sales
For the first time ever Greenpeace has given a US seafood retailer (in fact two of them) a green rating. There are some notable laggards though.
TreeHugger Radio #201: A Greener iCloud, Obama on Gas, Talking Plants, and Doomsday Dating
This week, Jacob and Brian talk about a greener Apple Inc., crazy-ass weather, Obama's oil and gas issues, and a dating site for the doomsday crowd.
Whole Foods Market to Stop Sales of Unsustainable Seafood
An initiative to stop selling red-rated seafood by 2013 had been launched a year early and will go into effect on Earth Day 2012.
LA Residents Get Fresh Food Delivered by Bike to Their Doorstep
LA Whole Foods shoppers now can have concierge-shopped groceries delivered to their door via solar powered electric bikes
Redesigning How We Clean: Ami Shah of iQ on Their Award Winning Refill Packaging (Interview)
Over one billion plastic cleaning containers go into landfill each year, according to the Canadian eco-cleaning company Planet People. And did you know that the majority of household cleaners are 95 per cent water and only five per
First Packaging-Free, Zero-Waste Grocery Store In US Coming To Austin, Texas
It's gotten harder and harder over the years to avoid excess packaging when shopping for everyday items, but plans are in the works for a store in Austin (also the home of Whole Foods) that will specialize in local and organic
Did the "Organic Elite" Sell Out to Monsanto?
By now, most of us have read the miscellaneous (numerous) statements from companies like Whole Foods, Organic Valley, Stonyfield, and the Non-GMO Project in defense of their participation in the
High Levels Of BPA Found In Cash Register Receipts, What You Can Do To Protect Yourself
Image Source: red5standingby Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC, has discovered that many cash register receipts contain levels of Bisphenol-A (BPA) hundreds of times higher than those found in
News from Mother Jones: Help Haiti, Whole Foods' Ungreen Ways, Gross Tap Water
Yesterday, TreeHugger rounded up a few green charities that are helping the recovery effort in Haiti after Tuesday's earthquake. MoJo's human rights reporter Mac McClelland has a few more suggestions for how to help one of the poorest and least
Whole Foods' John Mackey a Climate Change Skeptic?!? Seems So.
Back when Whole Foods CEO John Mackey weighed in on-slash-stuck his personal foot in his professional mouth about healthcare, I stayed out of the debate. I assumed, wrongly in hindsight, that most people already knew that
John Mackey Steps Down As Chairman of Whole Foods: Did He Jump or Was He Pushed?
On Christmas Eve, John Mackey announced that he is stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Whole Foods.
Whole Foods CEO Defends Health Insurance Views, His Right to Speak, in New WSJ Interview
Treehugger has been closely following the saga of Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey since he published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal saying, among other things, that "A careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the
Food for Thought: Do The Health Care Views of Whole Food's CEO Keep You Away?
I went to Whole Foods in Oakland on Saturday, like I do most weekends, but I missed the dance/theater/protest against the grocery chain's co-founder and CEO John Mackey, he of the now infamous quote: "A careful reading of both the Declaration of