Climate Food and Agriculture
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USDA backpedals on healthy school-lunch rules
After kids and conservatives complained, the agency is lifting limits on the amount of meats and grains that can be served in school meals.
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Rural America: Poorer, less populous, less powerful — but now with fracking!
Some rural areas are getting a big economic boost from oil and gas development, but many other areas are still struggling.
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The giving tree: Agroforests can heal food systems and fight climate change
Growing numbers of farmers are using agroforestry -- integrating tree crops and grazing animals -- to create more resilient soil, a diverse range of foods, and even fight climate change.
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Hey, McDonald’s is selling that sad pig/gym mat sandwich again
The McRib is McBack. Oh my god is it so McFun to put Mc in front of McEverything. If you don't believe me McTry Mcit!
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Climate change could wipe out pasta
And do not think this will happen in some apocalyptic future. It's happening now.
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Enough with the Christmas cookies: Five unpredictable homemade food gifts
These ideas will help you think outside the cookie tin.
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Food safety fail: Why isn’t the agency in charge of keeping us safe succeeding?
As number of incidents of food poisoning go up, the Food and Drug Administration is doing less to protect us than ever.
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The Soil Trust helps put your money where your mouth is
A new project from Slow Money is pooling small investments from ordinary people to help get sustainable food businesses off the ground.
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Big-city problems, small-farm solutions: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 6
Reorganizing our food system provides an opportunity to ratchet down our cities' carbon emissions while also reconnecting them to the natural world.
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Mother load: The secret to DIY kombucha
You'll need a kombucha "mother" to make your own. The good news is you don't have to get it from your housemate’s boyfriend, who got it from a girl on Craigslist in exchange for a ride to Portland.
