“The problem with foraging for mushrooms is you can mistake a toxic variety for an edible one and wind up dead,” Spencer Marley said. On a warm autumn afternoon, he led my family along a trail in ...

New research indicates that Maine's edible seaweed production will grow an average of 12% to 15% annually over the next decade and is expected to more than double by 2025. The Island Institute ...

The Island Institute in Rockland will release a study Friday that shows the possibilities for Maine's edible seaweed industry — from processing to packaging and selling locally. COURTESY / THE ISLAND ...

More than a listing of plant types and general facts, Guild to Wild Foods and Useful Plants, Second Edition (Chicago Review Press, 2014) is full of fascinating folklore, personal anecdotes, and tasty ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Jakarta food and beverages retailer Ong Tek Tjan sells ice cream in cups his customers can eat afterwards, instead of throwing away - they are made from seaweed and taste like ...

Organizers of Sunday’s London Marathon made edible seaweed pods available to runners to cut down on plastic water bottles. Volunteers handed out more than 30,000 of the edible Ooho seaweed pods at the ...

What to do about the plastic planet? The seas are steadily filling up with plastic, and it’s vital to find ways to address the problem. One way to do this is to move away from plastic usage towards ...

With our oceans overflowing with waste, many of us do our best to recycle. But what if we didn’t have to? What if packaging could be biodegradable, or even edible? Well, thanks to startup company ...