Anna Koberska/iStock via Getty Images Energy may power the world, but food provides the nutrition that sustains life. Increasing energy demand in the wake of the pandemic, a shift in US energy policy, the war in Ukraine, and sanctions on Russia have created an almost perfect bullish storm in traditional fossil fuel prices. Over the…
Since the war broke out in Ukraine, industrial lobby groups & conservative policy-makers have instrumentalized it to try rolling back the EU Farm to Fork Strategy. The EU Food Policy Coalition, of which Slow Food is an active member, reacted in an open letter to the European Commission. Our message? The Strategy is the only…
Agriculture stocks have been in the limelight in recent months. Due to supply chain problems, increasing energy costs, and rising global demand, food prices continue to soar. Moreover, economists suggest that food prices will remain elevated throughout 2022, further fueling inflation. In January, food inflation in the U.S. hit 6.7%, the highest number we have seen…
The Sequim Bee Farm and Finnriver Farm & Cidery are back to their winning ways. Buddy and Meg DePew of the bee farm have won their eighth medal, this time for their Dungeness Field Honey, from the Good Food Awards, a national competition with 2,000-plus entries from all 50 states in multiple categories, including beer,…
