It’s basically a big patch of floating rubbish in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but what is it made of and how did it get there? One of the key problems with plastics is that they take a long time to break down and decompose naturally. Plastic items can take up to 1000 years toContinue reading “What exactly is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?”
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Taking a seat at the Global Table
I have to say I experienced something pretty special just the other week. It was Global Table at the Melbourne Show Grounds earlier in September. Billed as an event that brings together the world’s brightest minds to solve our biggest food challenges, it had much to live up to. But the event delivered – boasting overContinue reading “Taking a seat at the Global Table”
Having our cake (and eating it too)
PART 1 like it or not our relationship with food is changing
Go on – eat an alien
cuisine and invasive species – where to start?
Alternative protein sources
filling the gap left by a decrease in meat consumption
Protein is the new black
how your food choices can help save the planet
Reversing the great global bee decline
How to avert a global meltdown in pollination capability
The Federated States of Degradia
How we can pull humanity out of environmental poverty
Rewilding; not just for plants and animals
How this restoration movement can bring health benefits to people too
New food fads and functions
Eating healthier isn’t as boring as you might think
