New York City Will Stop Giving Debit Cards to Migrants NYT | Top Stories Emma G. Fitzsimmons 8 November 2024 at 08:26 Mayor Eric Adams is ending a contentious pilot program that gave 2,600 migrant families debit cards to purchase food. © Lucia Vazquez for The New York TimesUnder the debit card program, a family of four with young children received about $350 per week for food.
Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards NYT | Top Stories Cara Buckley and Alisha Jucevic 6 November 2024 at 02:05 Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass. © Alisha Jucevic for The New York TimesMorgan Boone, a volunteer with Crop Swap LA, harvested lettuce at the La Salle Microfarm in the view View Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
A Voter’s Guide to Stress-Free Eating on Election Day NYT | Opinion Walter Green 6 November 2024 at 03:06 Is the uncertainty of the election making your stomach growl? Try these quick, mildly comforting recipes!
Water Crises Threaten the World’s Food Supply, Studies Show NYT | China Somini Sengupta 17 October 2024 at 06:00 Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.
China To ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood NYT | China Daisuke Wakabayashi, Kiuko Notoya and Claire Fu 20 September 2024 at 19:53 China imposed a ban last year after Japan began releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. They have agreed to expand monitoring of the water.
Record Rainfall Spoils Crops in China, Rattling Leaders NYT | China Tiffany May and Claire Fu 2 September 2024 at 14:06 Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it.