New Leaf on Life? Lettuce Focus of Drought Tolerance Study
Creation of a drought-tolerant lettuce is the goal of a research project under way in Salinas, California. Renee Eriksen, PhD, received a three-year grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to pursue the research. A drought-tolerant lettuce would reduce grower costs and ultimately lead to cheaper prices for consumers.
 
If You Spill Water On This Book, That's a Good Thing
This is definitely not your typical book. There are messages on each page about water safety, printed in nontoxic ink, but it doesn't matter whether you read them or not. Each page is divided in half and perforated, designed to be ripped out. In every half page there's a thick filter infused with silver and copper nanoparticles. They give the paper its orange color and, more important, filter out the disease-causing bacteria ubiquitous in the waters of developing nations.
 
Recipes for Change: Chefs Feature Ingredients from Small Farmers Adapting to Climate Change
Everyone must play a role in helping small farmers adapt to climate change, and chefs are uniquely positioned to partner with the farmers who grow the ingredients for their meals. Recipes for Change, a campaign of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, features ingredients that are under threat from climatic changes. The campaign focuses on traditional crops and dishes that are under threat from global climate change. Regional celebrity chefs travel to rural areas to work with small farmers and to cook traditional meals with local farmers