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Une équipe internationale d’experts dirigée par l’Université de Newcastle au Royaume-Uni vient de publier une étude qui prouve que les produits bio contiennent plus d’antioxydants et moins de métaux lourds que les produits conventionnels, et sont donc meilleurs pour la santé. Alors que le Sénat vient d’adopter lors de sa

2014, année européenne de la lutte contre le gaspillage alimentaire : le Parlement européen a adopté début 2012 une résolution demandant des mesures urgentes pour réduire de moitié le gaspillage alimentaire d’ici 2025. Face au gaspillage alimentaire à tous les stades –- producteurs, transformateurs, détaillants, services de restauration et consommateurs

La population mondiale est de 6 milliards d’habitants sur terre. Demain (vers 2100), nous serons 10 milliards. Plus urbains aussi. Et il faudra nourrir tout ce beau monde….tout en préservant les ressources naturelles. Damien Chivialle a envisagé la question avec l’oeil de l’inventeur. Résultat : une ferme en ville, au

Family farms, to which the United Nations is dedicating the year 2014, are the world's largest employer in agriculture. No less than 2.6 billion people work there... Family farming, far from the dusty image it is given, provides 70 % of the world's food!

In the light of the movements of opinion that are expressing concern about food safety, it seems legitimate to question the various ways in which the food we consume is manufactured. And in view of changing lifestyles and consumption patterns and the growing number of our fellow citizens in

According to an article in the New York Times, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is preparing to implement an ambitious new "compost plan" for his city, with the aim of diverting some 100,000 tons of food waste from municipal landfills. Read More

If man has always practiced food barter, this form of trade had a priori disappeared from our habits, but on the line of the economy of sharing, barter on everything and shared food, the Food Swap is making a strong comeback in several countries. Read More

Friday, April 12, 2013 - 11:00 a.m. at the CENTQUATRE, Paris - The Scientific Banquet® will offer the sharing of knowledge and flavors at the same time and place on the theme "Pillage and Waste" Read More

Towards a new consumption: Terra Nova publishes a report to reinvent "abundance". Today, our society of over-consumption rhymes for many with superfluous spending stimulated by novelty and advertising, impoverishing consumers and aggravating the scarcity of natural resources... But today, new forms of consumption are emerging,

How can we give back purchasing power to consumers by fighting against food waste? Paul-Adrien and Christophe Menez have just created Zéro Gâchis, a web platform and mobile application that allows consumers to list products close to their expiry date for free in stores near them. They can thus choose

This is the first social network for chefs: chefbychef.com. The idea: Chefs put themselves on stage and recommend their fellow chefs. And who better than a chef to recommend a restaurant to you? Read More

Ynsect is the winner of the Grand Prix de l'innovation de la Ville de Paris 2012, Eco-innovations category. Fly chips, a few larvae, beetle or mosquito flour for dinner? Before human food, Ynsect first and foremost addresses the animal feed market, fond of

The modern living paradigm: Cook it Raw, the future will be raw! Once again, I am raising your awareness of the paradigm of the living, which, in my opinion, should not be opposed to technology! This movement, which I often describe as In vivo - living - is expressed in more than one way

« Chef-Cui » est le nom de code de ce robot coupeur de Noodles, désormais cloné par dizaines pour remplacer le petit personnel dans les restaurants en Chine. Non, ce n’est pas une blague ! L’histoire : un restaurateur chinois a décidé de se passer des étudiants comme coupeurs de nouilles. Non pas

The Water Market: a different way to shop! In Southeast Asia, water markets attract tourists looking for authenticity and beautiful images... But for consumers who are concerned about their carbon impact, there is no need to go that far to taste the joys of these markets.

In 45 countries around the world, in Paris and in the provinces, the Jamie Oliver Foundation is mobilising for healthy, joyful and sustainable food Jamie Oliver, media leader and activist Jamie Oliver, media leader and activist, has imagined a unique international event to share the pleasures of healthy eating with the family, at school or in the workplace.

A farm in Paris?! SOA Architects did it... Urbanana is an urban farm, imagined and designed after years of study and research through the Laboratoire d'Urbanisme Agricole. Since 2005, and notably after winning the Cimbéton competition with the Living Tower project, SOA has been leading a team of