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The Future of Food

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Future of Food: This genetically engineered salmon may hit U.S. markets as early as 2020

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Future of Food: This genetically engineered salmon may hit U.S. markets as early as 2020

California startups are growing meat from animal cells

Is France’s groundbreaking food-waste law working?

Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they produce

Iowa Sustainable Farming, Future of Food

Can sustainable farming save Iowa’s precious soil and water?

How a new grain could help combat climate change

Making NewsHour Weekend: A year of reporting on the “Future of Food”

Future of Food, a series from PBS NewsHour Weekend

PBS NewsHour Weekend presents ‘The Future of Food’

WFP uses new tech to fight refugee food shortages in Jordan

Lebanon’s refugees use technology to fight food insecurity

How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts

Meat plant closures trickle down to grain production

Series First Aired: Jun 22, 2019

The Future of Food series from PBS NewsHour Weekend and Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer and bestselling author, features reports about global efforts to produce enough food sustainably and ethically for a growing population.

Reporting for this series is supported by The Pulitzer Center.

The Future of Food Videos

Future of Food: This genetically engineered salmon may hit U.S. markets as early as 2020

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman, Mark Bittman

California startups are growing meat from animal cells

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman, Mark Bittman

Is France’s groundbreaking food-waste law working?

By Melanie Saltzman, Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli, Deborah Gouffran

Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they produce

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

Iowa Sustainable Farming, Future of Food

Can sustainable farming save Iowa’s precious soil and water?

By Mark Bittman, Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson

How a new grain could help combat climate change

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman, Mark Bittman

Making NewsHour Weekend: A year of reporting on the “Future of Food”

By Hari Sreenivasan, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

Future of Food, a series from PBS NewsHour Weekend

PBS NewsHour Weekend presents ‘The Future of Food’

By Mark Bittman, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

WFP uses new tech to fight refugee food shortages in Jordan

By Christopher Livesay, Melanie Saltzman, Alessandro Pavone

Lebanon’s refugees use technology to fight food insecurity

By Christopher Livesay, Melanie Saltzman

How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts

By Mark Bittman, Melanie Saltzman, Steve W. Thompson

Meat plant closures trickle down to grain production

By Melanie Saltzman, Laura Fong

Go Deeper

Birchwood Cafe’s pancake recipe with Kernza, a greener grain

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman, Beth Dooley

Mark Bittman’s recipe for McBitty’s Bean Burgers

By Mark Bittman, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

Mark Bittman’s recipe for cooking the perfect salmon

By Mark Bittman, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

Chef Kwame Williams prepares zero-waste broccoli coleslaw

By Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson

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