Almost no one knew what a potato was in 1500. Today they are the world's fourth most important food. How did this happen?

Cities Feeding People examines urban agriculture in East Africa and proves that it is a safe, clean, and secure method to feed the world's struggling urban resi

Here is a completely fresh approach to all our food problems, both global and individual - and one that is entirely positive. Despite acknowledging that our pre

While the Western world adheres to a beauty ideal that says women can never be too thin, the semi-nomadic Moors of the Sahara desert have for centuries cherishe

Finalist for the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon have made their