Food Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Food Archives - Positive News 32 32 The link between healthy soil and a healthy body https://www.positive.news/environment/food/the-link-between-healthy-soil-and-a-healthy-body/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:41:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572101 Science has yet to prove a definitive link between soil and human health, but that could be about to change

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]]> Flour power: the campaign to get real bread to more people https://www.positive.news/society/the-campaign-to-democratise-real-bread/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=494831 Bread is a household staple, but many people can’t afford a proper loaf. The Real Bread Campaign is on a mission to change that

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]]> The restaurant staffed solely by people who’ve experienced homelessness https://www.positive.news/society/the-restaurant-staffed-by-people-whove-experienced-homelessness/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:37:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=514999 Under a Michelin-starred chef, Home Kitchen is serving up quality food alongside a transformative opportunity for a marginalised group

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]]> Whole grain switch challenge urges people to improve their health – and the planet’s at the same time https://www.positive.news/society/whole-grain-switch-challenge-urges-people-improve-health/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:21:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=499155 Easy ways to bring nutritional powerhouse into your diet and help the planet at the same time

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]]> ‘No gear, all the ideas’: the farming collective offering up land to sustainable businesses https://www.positive.news/environment/no-gear-all-the-ideas-farming-collective-offering-land-sustainable-businesses/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:37:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=498876 Organic ideas are coming to life through a farming collective that provides land and know-how to hopeful businesses

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]]> ‘Goldmine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help to feed the world, scientists say https://www.positive.news/society/century-old-wheat-varieties-could-help-feed-the-world/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:00:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=491920 A decade-long collaborative study has discovered huge genetic potential that is untapped in modern wheat varieties

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]]> Singapore approves 16 types of insects as food for humans, amid the sector’s growing buzz https://www.positive.news/society/as-singapore-approves-16-types-of-insects-as-food-for-humans-theres-a-growing-buzz-around-the-sector/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:13:35 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=491100 Singapore has just greenlit 16 types of insects to eat as foods. Curiosity seems to be nibbling away at the ‘yuck factor’ response

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]]> Rising and shining: one woman’s mission to demystify the baking of bread https://www.positive.news/society/rising-and-shining-one-womans-mission-to-demystify-the-baking-of-bread/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:12:17 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=488346 After baking bread lifted her out of a deep depression, Kitty Tait resolved to share the benefits of an honest, unprocessed, crust

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]]> From kimchi to kefir: why ancient wisdom on food fermentation remains good for our gut https://www.positive.news/environment/food/why-ancient-wisdom-on-food-fermentation-remains-good-for-our-gut/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:11:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=484990 A brief history of our favourite fermented foods – and why we should probably all be eating more of them

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]]> What went right this week: how to ‘slow’ time, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-17-of-2024/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=478335 Scientists revealed how to ‘slow’ time, a factory grew ‘food out of thin air’, and lazy gardeners boosted butterflies, plus more

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