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Water fern gains more evidence as safe potential global food insecurity solution
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Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too.
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American diets got briefly healthier, more diverse during COVID-19 pandemic – Penn State News
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Get Ready to Eat Pond Plants – Wired
Image Credit: Paul Starosta/Getty Images Work from the Jacobson Lab made the Wired homepage. The article has generated a lot of scientific interest and possible applications. Exciting stuff! https://www.wired.com/story/get-ready-to-eat-pond-plants/
Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find
Image Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons Native to the eastern U.S., Carolina azolla holds excellent potential for use as a fast-growing, short-season crop that requires minimal inputs, upkeep and processing, according to Penn State researchers. The plant — sometimes referred to as mosquito fern, fairy moss and water fern — could be used to increase […]
How would a nuclear winter impact food production?
Image Credit: Daniel Winstead/Penn State. All Rights Reserved. Amaranth, shown here in a Penn State greenhouse, is an annual tropical edible plant that is sometimes cultivated as a leafy vegetable. It is one of the species mentioned in the study, “Food Resilience in a Dark Catastrophe,” authored by Daniel Winstead and Michael Jacobson in the […]
Microgreens: The health food trend that could provide global nutrition security
Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State In late September, an international team of researchers published a paper on the benefits of microgreens, concluding the small plants have the potential to “help provide global nutrition security,” due to their ability to be quickly grown in various soilless settings, in small spaces, and with or without artificial […]
Microgreens could help solve global nutritional security struggles: study – The Hill
Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State Microgreens feature a rich variety of colors, shapes, textures and flavors, and sprout from many vegetables, as well as herbs and other wild edible species, a news release accompanying the study said. https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/574537-microgreens-could-help-solve-global-nutritional-security
Gourmet microgreens: Tiny plants can help tackle nutrition challenges, flags study – FoodIngredientsFirst
Image Credit: Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State 01 Oct 2021 — Microgreens packed with antioxidants compounds are gaining popularity as a functional food, according to new research. A US study reveals how these tiny but mighty plants could unlock nutrition challenges, including being used as an emergency resource in catastrophe situations, or even food […]