Climate Food and Agriculture
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Overgrown: What happens when urban farms get too big?
As the number of city farms spanning more than 20 acres goes up, some worry: Are they suburbanizing cities?
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Giant monster sushi is as big as your head
These are not "sustainable food," to say the least.
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11 bacon recipes that will kill you (and why you will eat them anyway)
Bacon is amazing. It is especially amazing when paired with other things. Like beef. And cheese. And pizza. And more bacon.
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Moment of truth: Is the ‘food movement’ for real — or just talk?
With the vote on California's GMO labeling measure only three weeks away, the so-called "good food movement" finds itself at an important crossroads.
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As the climate warms, corn production starts slowly moving north
The corn harvest was down in Kansas this year. Meanwhile, 700 miles north in the Canadian province of Manitoba, the corn crop is booming.
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For only $10,000, you could have a jug of 1992 McJordan BBQ sauce
It's named after Michael Jordan, like everything else in the 1990s.
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Miracle fish: Is the search for the perfect farmed seafood really over?
As an herbivorous fish that makes its own omega-3 fatty acids, the barramundi is a promising farmed choice. But even this relatively green species doesn't solve all aquaculture's problems.
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Super size, super waste: What whopping portions do to the planet
Did you know that the surface area of the average dinner plate expanded by 36 percent between 1960 and 2007? Here's how growing portion sizes are contributing to our national food waste problem.
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Chinese scientist says cavemen ate pandas
This conclusion required a little bit of a logical leap.
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Global food prices to spike, reserves to plummet in 2013
That food you're eating right now? You may want put it in a safety deposit box, because global price spikes and plummeting reserves mean some places could go hungry as soon as 2013.
