• Vertical farming is (a) quite possibly the solution to the food crisis, (b) SO COOL. [IHT]
• California becomes the first state to ban trans fats across the board. [SF Chronicle]
• 400,000 Japanese fishermen staged a one-day strike to protest fuel costs. [NYT]
• The “silent tsunami” of rising food costs hits hardest on … sunflower seeds? [Forbes]
• Biochemists in Argentina work ‘round the clock to find the perfect hamburger. [WaPo]
