Reading the plethora of fun food news each week is just one of the perks of editing Food Dive. From new tales of the organic farm to Seattle's upcoming compost fines, below are some interesting reads from the past week.
Organic farmers gonna farm, farm, farm, farm, farm
Want to know the ins and outs of organic farm employment? Check out this piece from National Geographic’s “The Plate.”
Tractor + bicycle = ‘Culticycle’
Modern Farmer - with its fate hanging in the balance - showcased a “bicycle/tractor hybrid” called the “Culticycle,” which “combines a bicycle’s pedals, seat, handlebar and chain with ATV tires on the back and lawn tractor parts in the frame.”
Summer is coming...and so are fines
If you live in Seattle, you may want to have your wallets at the ready. This summer, placing compostable food in the garbage will result in fines in the city, the first one to do so. For now, public shaming remains the penalty. Learn more about the ban here, and take a look at this report on food companies' recycling efforts.
A community refrigerator on a front lawn: what could possibly go wrong? UC-Davis graduate students found out when Yolo County’s health department shut it down in late 2014...but this story may not necessarily be over yet.
Instagram: Super Bowl food edition
OK, so obviously you’re going to be watching the game every single second, but for those moments that you happen to possibly glance at your phone, HuffPost Taste has got you covered with some delectable Instagram accounts to complement your viewing.