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Don’t box me in: The unstoppable growth of CSA-style produce delivery
What started as an intimate, two-way connection between farms and locavores has spurred a much wider approach to produce delivery. But does bringing organic food to the masses dilute real community-supported agriculture?
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Paris is building a crazy-looking indoor banana farm
Man, Parisians are so grabby. They already have the Eiffel Tower, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Grey Poupon, and now they’re going to have locally grown bananas too? Parisians at the the Agricultural Urbanism Lab are hard at work (if you can call a life with six weeks of paid vacation work) on a miniature vertical […]
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Pesticide-resistant insects add insult to drought injury
Monsanto's GMO corn is succumbing to corn rootworms, the exact insects it was designed to kill. And the drought in the Midwest is only making things worse.
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New Agtivist: From backyard farmer to community visionary in Oakland
With a farm store and a 220-acre project in the works, City Girl Farms founder Abeni Ramsey is pushing the urban agriculture envelope in Oakland and beyond.
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Paul Ryan used to drive the Wienermobile
Romney's VP pick has driven one of the most intrinsically funny objects on Earth.
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Gummi bear bratwursts are a crime against nature (but apparently taste sort of OK)
This should be a rule about food: If you wouldn't put two things in your mouth at the same time, they should not be combined into a single food.
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As corn crops shrivel, Americans look to a savior: Facebook
The USDA projects the lowest corn yield since 1995 -- unless Facebook users get going with rain dances.
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Can’t-miss summer reading for sustainable food fans
From academic anthologies to personal journeys, here are some of the latest books fueling the good food movement.
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The pool of water under the Midwest is being sucked dry. The drought is making it worse
People are overusing naturally occurring aquifers the world over. This has massive implications for food production in the near future.
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How to keep the 2012 drought from draining your wallet
Diminishing corn supplies could drive fuel prices up, power plants could heat up important bodies of water, and dry weather could force homes and farms to compete for water. Here's what you can do to ease the pressure.
