Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months ago • 18 views • 6:56

YouTube description: The founders of the vegan ice cream brand Kubé need investors in order to meet soaring demand. Like many other Black entrepreneurs, they face systemic racism and other hurdles... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 5:22

"Meet Dr. Ted Schultz, an entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Learn about the creatures that are responsible for processing more vegetation than any animal on earth, the leaf-cutter... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 29:15

"Instant ramen noodles have become like cash among inmates in the US. And behind bars, it can buy you anything. ... Cash is illegal in prisons. And that means everything from tuna to stamps to cigarettes... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 33 views • 5:01

"Food labels don’t mean what you think they mean. ... When people clean out their fridge, they look at whatever date is on the label and throw it in the trash if it’s past that date. But the chances... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 89 views • 4:41

Ocado's new warehouse has thousands of robots zooming around a grid system to pack groceries. The thousands of robots can process 65,000 orders every week. They communicate on a 4G network to avoid bumping... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 685 views • 3:21

"... The pigments in our food all get destroyed on their way through our digestive system...so where do the colors of our poop and pee come from? ..." This old ant poops and pees, of many colo(u)rs... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 1 week ago • 26 views • 2:51

The antagonistic predator-prey relationship is of interest to evolutionary biologists because it often leads to extreme adaptations in both the predator and prey. One such relationship is seen in the rattlesnake-kangaroo... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 121 views • 48 secs

I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 255 views • 7:16

Impressive aim, just don't try it with the soup!

posted by hazmat22 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 929 views • 14 secs

As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 month ago • 832 views • 3:38

The journey from seed to plant in a new automated horticulture system. These plants are propagated without any daylight by a completely automatic process. Systems like these have amazing potential for... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 1 month ago • 566 views • 2:16

Taco Bell Experience? Uhhhhhg ... no thanks. Though these fellas are certainly making the most of their experience!

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 712 views • 9:41

When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 8 years 7 months ago • 365 views • 5:03

"Any commercial fisherman used to be able to fish in U.S. seas. Not anymore. Today, the right to fish belongs to a number of private individuals who have traded, bought and sold these rights in unregulated... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 196 views • 5:56

Like a automotive process only... severing bone muscle and tissue with inhuman accuracy. Scott Technology Ltd in New Zealand built this system to automate the butchery process. The system xrays each... continue reading

posted by raverman 1 decade 1 month 4 weeks ago • 5,509 views • 6:22

YouTube Description: We were sent the SodaStream home carbonation system for testing and review purposes. Yeah, it makes soda. But does it do milk, whiskey or coffee? Find out with us!... continue reading

posted by Zifnab 1 decade 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,274 views • 4:55

What is the impact of the Food Safety Modernization Act on real farmers? In this interview, the Health Ranger talks to Farmer Brad from HomeSweetFarm.com, a CSA serving Houston, Texas with fresh local... continue reading

posted by GeeSussFreeK 1 decade 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,703 views • 13:44

The Canadian food system is in trouble. This short film explains what's happening to Canada's local food system and why we should all care. (Youtube.) ...An issue not unique to Canada.

posted by notarobot 1 decade 2 years 2 months ago • 1,311 views