Our global diet (The New York Times): More than half of the fruit sold in the United States is now imported, both spurring and reacting to consumer demand for year-round produce. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Climate change threatens world’s plants, animals (Time): As much as half of the wildlife and 60 percent of plants in the world’s richest ecosystems could go extinct in the next century because of climate change, says a study in the journal Climatic Change.
James Beard nominees (James Beard Foundation): The JBF announced its 2018 nominees, including Ted Genoways for his story “Terror in the Heartland,” produced by FERN and The New Republic.
Detroit is the bee’s knees (Detroit Free Press): The economic revival of Motor City has its own buzz — urban beekeeping.