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GMO labeling or no, a movement comes of age
If California's Prop 37 doesn't pass, it won't be for lack of a solid effort by food reformers.
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As support for California GMO labeling wanes, campaign grows desperate
Fighting Monsanto's dirty money, Proposition 37 campaign has been getting weirder as time runs out before the election.
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California’s GMO labeling proposition bruised by big money and big rumors
California's Proposition 37, aimed at labeling GMO foods, has fallen far.
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NYC’s urban farms face a climate reality check
For New York's urban farms, Hurricane Sandy was more than a discouraging blow -- it was a reason to reevaluate what it means to grow food in a city limited by the realities of climate change.
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These beautiful, sobering murals are made entirely out of sugar
A Canadian artist uses sugar to make art depicting the slave trade and its relationship to the sugar industry in the Americas. Pretty sweet.
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Dumpster-diving New Yorkers are not a sign of the apocalypse
"A heartbreaking scene" or a triumph in trash? Hungry New Yorkers are finding delicious food in city dumpsters.
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After Sandy, food trucks aren’t just a novelty anymore
In a New York no-power zone, food trucks are providing hot meals, free coffee, and charging stations.
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A walnut thief is on the loose with millions of innocent walnuts
Some guy posed as a walnut delivery driver and stole a buttload of walnuts. He's 6'2" and he has a Russian accent. Be on the lookout.
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Factory farms raise a stink — and they might raise your blood pressure too
A recent study found that people living near CAFOs experience stress-related blood pressure spikes when farm odors are at their worst.
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U.S. doing far fewer safety checks of foreign meat
The U.S. government is doing 60 percent fewer audits of foreign meat suppliers. Um, why?
