Imagine you walk into a food factory fifteen years from now. The space is black and sterile, humming with the sound of machines. No windows. No natural light. No humans in sight. A mixing machine adjusts water temperature and flour hydration in real time, its sensors reading dough elasticity to the microsecond. Perfect loaves emerge […]
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Fava beans have travelled across cuisines and centuries, finding their way into kitchens around the world. They go by many names: fabas, broad beans, Saubohne, bakla, fūl, or maccu. In some regions, they are still a beloved staple; in others, they’ve quietly slipped to the back of the cupboard. Today, many believe it’s time to
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Cultured meat and I go way back. And like all long relationships, it is complicated. Over the years, I have swung from hopeful to skeptical to outright dismissive. Now, I have landed somewhere in the middle, in a more nuanced place. Not only about the future of cultured meat, but also about the role of
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The promises were big, the summits grander, and all pledges headline-worthy. We have watched governments announce net-zero targets, businesses rebrand themselves as “green,” and startups churn out climate solutions. Yet soil keeps disappearing, pollinators vanish at unprecedented rates, and our food systems grow more fragile by the day. Clearly, something fundamental is missing from our
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Picture an abandoned parking lot, cracks spidering across the asphalt. First, tiny weeds push through. Then mosses appear. Dandelions and clover spread across the surface. Soon, wildflowers bloom and young plants take root, transforming concrete into a colourful ecosystem. Nature shows us that regeneration doesn’t always follow a plan. Under the right conditions, life finds
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What is a regenerative food system? Most people will immediately think of regenerative agriculture. They picture small-scale farms with colourful, diverse crops and happy animals roaming freely. Technically speaking, regenerative agriculture combines ancient wisdom with modern techniques to store carbon in the soil, restore soil health, and bring back biodiversity on farms. A famous example
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Regeneration means healing, replenishing or restoring. Learning From Nature Nature is regenerative. In biology, for instance, regeneration refers to the process where some organisms grow back lost body parts, like a salamander regrowing its tail. When we talk about a regenerative development, we mean “giving back more than we take” or “net positive.” It’s about
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