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Why gene banks aren’t enough to save the world’s food

In today’s letters to the editor: capital gains; the plastic problem; the future of agriculture; campus conflict; the tourist

From unpredictable arrivals to millions of missing warblers and sparrows, birders have a front row seat to the effects of the climate crisis

What needs to change is industrial farming, especially since the benefits of small farming operations are already apparent

The following is excerpted from Taras Grescoe’s The Lost Supper, and has been lightly edited for length and clarity. There were times during this voyage that…

The following is excerpted from Taras Grescoe’s The Lost Supper, and has been lightly edited for length and clarity.  There were times during this voyage

Globe and Mail editors and reviewers offer up our annual guide to the best fiction, non-fiction, thrillers, graphic novels, picture books and cookbooks of the year

The climate crisis has forced us to re-examine the ways we feed ourselves and to question the best practices for what and how to eat – and especially, why to eat. Author Taras Grescoe (Bottomfeeder, The Devil’s Picnic) travels the world to uncover some traditional and ancient

What a relief to find ourselves in a non-faddy cook book year. We are not being encouraged to chew only plants, ferment everything, grow burgers in labs or devour insects. It’s not that I don’t look for answers to how we should eat to survive the future, but I know a thing or two about

The global standard diet is wrecking our health, argues Taras Grescoe - who offers a surprising solution in his new book The Lost Supper