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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?
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When climate change destroys the potato, we’ll all have to eat bananas
As the world gets warmer, we will have fewer potatoes. But we will have lots of bananas and cassava. So don't worry.
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Yard times: Denver’s super-local veggie box
In Denver, a network of 12 yards creates enough food to feed 58 members of this urban community-supported agriculture project.
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Hurricane hunger: What happens when a city’s food network breaks down
With long lines and empty shelves, Hurricane Sandy has revealed the fragile web of food distribution that many New Yorkers take for granted.
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New York City’s urban farms gasp for air after Sandy
Superstorm Sandy wiped out some of New York City's urban farms. What's next for farming in this new age of extreme weather?
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A food desert in paradise: Solving Hawaii’s fresh vegetable problem
When it comes to food access, some parts of rural Hawaii are not unlike the inner city. But one Maui organization is helping Native Hawaiians get access to fresh vegetables, despite the odds.
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You’ll never eat crabs again: Barry Levinson’s eco-freakout ‘The Bay’
It’s the scariest movie ever made about tainted seafood -- and Levinson says it’s “85 percent real.”
