The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In France and beyond, the race is on to make urban agriculture viable In a world faced with the conundrum of mountains of waste and obesity for some and dire shortages and malnutrition for others, the future of food is a main dish on today's global menu. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190224/in-france-and-beyond-the-race-is-on-to-make-urban-agriculture-viable Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:22:57 +0100 in-france-and-beyond-the-race-is-on-to-make-urban-agriculture-viable Parisians wake up to coffee-fuelled urban mushroom magic From a container wafts the sweetly pungent odour of coffee grounds which, far from being discarded as waste, are being lucratively recycled to produce oyster mushrooms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190224/parisians-wake-up-to-coffee-fuelled-urban-mushroom-magic Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:04:02 +0100 parisians-wake-up-to-coffee-fuelled-urban-mushroom-magic