It's time to rethink the disrupted US food system from the ground up

There's growing interest in making the US food system more resilient and flexible, but soil – the origin of nearly everything we eat – is often left out of the picture.

Sarah M. Collier, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
June 5, 2020 • ~9 min

We simulated how a modern dust bowl would impact global food supplies and the result is devastating

The original Dust Bowl crashed US wheat production. Today, it would reduce global stocks by a third.

Matti Kummu, Associate Professor in Global Water Issues, Aalto University • conversation
April 17, 2020 • ~7 min

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