" A preservation project can also be about more than just the food"

As consumers seek fewer preservatives in packaged food—while the environment needs less plastic waste—Cornell scientists are finding ways to make active packaging materials with a biologically-derived polymer that helps salad dressings, marinades and beverages last longer in the fridge.

The University of Georgia has hired Carla Schwan as an assistant professor and as the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension specialist in food

In an era of grocery stores and home refrigerators, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that, for most of history, people have been bound by the seasonality of food. This reality has long presented humanity with a conundrum: how to keep eating after the harvest is over?

With the beginning of fall yesterday, people will be collecting the rest of their gardens' fruits and vegetables for canning. The benefits of home food

BULAWAYO, May 10 (IPS) - Amid silent refrigerators spawned by crippling electricity cuts, township grannies are relying on their smarts and traditional preservation: roasting and smoking meat over fires as they attempt not to throw away food.

It's the perfect balance of hot, sweet, sour, and salty.

Wastewater analytics, food preservation, cavity detectors, and more: Here's where some of the most innovative MIT startups stand now.

Goodbye, smelly food stench. Hellooo, fresh fridge.

You can buy your cranberries ahead of time without worrying they'll spoil.

How to decide whether to repair or place your fridge.

Before you say, "there's not enough space," hear me out.

Journalist Dan Saladino's new book is a plea to save the planet's most endangered crops and culinary traditions

The stuff in the freezer aisle is just as good, and usually cheaper.

Build these simple food storage habits so you lose less food to the trash.

We tested four different methods so you don't have to.

When your fridge has to work harder, your energy bill goes up.

Even a perfect breakfast sandwich can benefit from the pickle's zing.

You deserve more than half empty ice trays with food crumbs on top.

The cherished stew is a welcome remedy for homesickness—or even a hangover