Smallholder farms in Uganda and Malaysia face similar challenges
The Importance of Cash Crops to Smallholders Over the last three to four years I’ve been lucky to work on a couple of development projects with smallholder farmers in Uganda …
Simran Sethi: How taste can save the foods we love
“I lived in New York City, got my graduate degree in San Francisco…I lived in bubbles of virtuosity, beauty, deliciousness. I moved to Kansas and lived beside people who grew …
Climate change could impact coffee, chocolate and beer
The drumbeat about climate change is growing louder. But humans are often slow to make changes, even when we know that they’re in our best interests. (Think about dieting, and …
Hershey’s to use simpler ingredients in products
The Hershey Company has announced that it will start using “simpler ingredients” in its chocolate, as well as using locally sourced milk. The company becomes the latest chocolate maker to …
Twelve holiday desserts will please all palates
To tempt our appetites, the New York Times is offering up 12 tantalizing desserts this holiday season. Ranging from “Reversed Impossible Chocolate Flan” to a Cranberry Linzer Torte, the collection …