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Australian high school students collected more than 2,000 plastic bottles to form a greenhouse, 11 years later, the structure supplies food for the school’s garden

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Australian high school students collected more than 2,000 plastic bottles to form a greenhouse, 11 years later, the structure supplies food for the school's garden

A project that began as an ecological lesson has transformed the lives of students at an Australian high school. In the country’s capital of Canberra, students at the Richardson Primary School in south Canberra collected more than 2,000 plastic bottles and transformed them into the walls of a greenhouse that has been working efficiently for … Read more

Pak, Saudi Arabia agree to boost agricultural, food exports to USD 3 billion

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Pak, Saudi Arabia agree to boost agricultural, food exports to USD 3 billion

Islamabad, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase Islamabad’s agricultural and food exports to Riyadh to USD 3 billion over the next two years, according to a joint statement on Sunday. Pak, Saudi Arabia agree to boost agricultural, food exports to USD 3 billion The agreement was reached during Saudi Minister of Environment, Water … Read more

Scientists watched wild capuchin monkeys for 45 months and recorded around 280 vertebrate-eating events; when fruit became scarce, the monkeys increasingly turned to lizards, snakes and other animals for food

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Scientists watched wild capuchin monkeys for 45 months and recorded around 280 vertebrate-eating events; when fruit became scarce, the monkeys increasingly turned to lizards, snakes and other animals for food

Capuchin monkeys (Representative Image/ Canva) For most people, monkeys are closely associated with fruit, leaves and insects. But when their preferred plant foods become harder to find, some capuchin monkeys appear willing to switch strategies. They hunt and eat small vertebrates, including mammals and reptiles, turning to animal prey as an important source of energy … Read more

In the 1500s, Spanish explorers left pigs on a Georgia island as future food; centuries of feast and famine produced hogs that rapidly store fat and are now used to study obesity and metabolic disease

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In the 1500s, Spanish explorers left pigs on a Georgia island as future food; centuries of feast and famine produced hogs that rapidly store fat and are now used to study obesity and metabolic disease

Ossabaw Island Hogs (Representational Image Generated using AI tool) Centuries ago, Spanish explorers sailing along the coast of what is now the United States brought pigs with them as a practical food supply. Some escaped, while others were deliberately released so future expeditions would find animals waiting when they returned. On Ossabaw Islanda barrier island … Read more

Scientists turned plastic bottles and corn waste into protein-rich cookies; the food could help tackle hunger problem and also feed space crews

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Scientists turned plastic bottles and corn waste into protein-rich cookies; the food could help tackle hunger problem and also feed space crews

The technology could also potentially be used in places such as submarines and future human settlements on the Moon or Mars (American chemical society photo) Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU Carbondale) are working on a technology that turns plastic waste from a water bottle into part of a cookie. For this, they programmed … Read more

Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help

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Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Six million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity while the World Food Program has only a tenth of the resources it had in 2022 when it helped avert famine in the drought- and conflict-stricken East African nationthe head of the U.N. agency told The Associated Press. Somalia faces another hunger … Read more

In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting; a century later nearly 7,000 were removed after the herds damaged native vegetation

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In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting; a century later nearly 7,000 were removed after the herds damaged native vegetation

In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting When Norwegian whalers brought ten reindeer to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia in 1911, the plan was simple: provide a steady supply of fresh meat and give workers a reminder of home. A century later, that small livestock release had … Read more

Who was Roger Duarte? Miami food entrepreneur among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash

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Miami entrepreneur Roger Duarte, founder of George Stone Crab, died at 42 in a Kenya helicopter crash that killed seven people. (George Stone Crab)

Roger Duarte, the Miami food entrepreneur behind George Stone Crab and My Ceviche, was among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on August 19. Duarte was 42. The crash happened near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, northern Kenya, at about 9:13 a.m. local time, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). … Read more

In 1958, the US moved 25 caribou to an Alaska island as emergency food for military personnel; by 2005, their herd had grown to 2,750

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In 1958, the US moved 25 caribou to an Alaska island as emergency food for military personnel; by 2005, their herd had grown to 2,750

A herd of just 25 caribou calves released on a remote Alaskan island in 1958 to provide emergency meat for US military personnel eventually grew to 2,750 animals by 2005. The rapid growth placed heavy pressure on the fragile ecosystem of the Aleutian Islands. The story of the herd has since become an example of … Read more

California man’s front-yard food forest was approved by his HOA; a new board later fined him $750 for the same garden

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California man’s front-yard food forest was approved by his HOA; a new board later fined him $750 for the same garden

For Michael Sherman, the front yard of his Chino, California, home is not simply landscaping. It is a “food forest” filled with plants that produce food for his family and, at times, for his neighbours. But after years of maintaining the garden, Sherman found himself facing complaints and fines over the same landscape he said … Read more