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Coming soon: Non-vegan, non-kosher bananas
Food scientists have come up with an evil plan to make bananas off-limits to strict vegans, people keeping kosher, and anyone with an iodine allergy: They want to coat the fruit with shellfish. Specifically, they’d douse them with a spray derived from shrimp and crab shells. And while I have had some perfectly yummy curries […]
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Millennials: The emerging organic majority?
Today's young adults are more interested in organic food than their parents -- and they're prepared to spend more on it, too.
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Organic food: Still more than an elitist lifestyle choice
In a recent New York Times diatribe, columnist Roger Cohen called organics an "elitist, pseudoscientific indulgence shot through with hype." We beg to differ.
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The man without a plan: Romney has no real food and farming platform
Even when pressed, Mitt Romney has very little to say about food and agriculture -- unless it's a question of food safety, in which case he wants to let Big Food off the hook.
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Congress has three choices on the farm bill: Pass, renew, or flake
As lawmakers return from their August recess, and the current farm bill gets dangerously close to expiring, a whole host of sustainable food policies are at risk of disappearing.
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Heirloom melon and tomato gazpacho [Recipe]
Want to impress the guests at your next dinner party? This refreshing seasonal soup offers a blast of intense flavor.
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Giving sustainable food businesses a needed push
Local Food Lab -- and other business accelerators like it -- are stepping in to help small food producers scale up and get serious.
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Is the ‘natural’ label 100 percent misleading?
Do you let the words "all natural" sway your purchasing decisions? If so, you're not alone. Here's what the label really means (and doesn't).
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Organic food might not be more nutritious, but you should eat it anyway
A roundup of expert opinions on Stanford University's latest organic study raises some big questions about the role of nutrition in the organic conversation.
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How extreme weather supersizes global food price tags
A new Oxfam report argues that previous research grossly underestimates future food prices by ignoring the impact of severe weather shocks to the global food system.
