What We're Reading: August 25, 2015

Ensure your heirloom tomatoes retain their peak flavor with this quick and easy tip. [Food52]

A grocery store in Germany has completely eliminated packaging, asking customers to bring their own containers to help fight waste. [Curbed]

Meet the humble buckle: a dessert designed to adapt for any season. [NYT]

Researchers are working on “smart caps” for milk cartons, which would be able to warn drinkers of the presence of sour bacteria. [FWF]

Still saving our “swirled:” how Ben & Jerry’s kept their social mission alive despite being acquired by Unilever. [NYT]

Worried about bacteria in your beef? Try to buy organic and grassfed. [Mother Jones]

One Napa winery is experimenting with “aquaoir” by aging their wines underwater. [Eater]