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Local haterade: Authors say locavores do more harm than good
In their book, "The Locavore's Dilemma," Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu argue that a widespread embrace of local food could have "disastrous effects." We wanted to know more.
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Here’s why the prettiest tomatoes taste the worst
It turns out it's genetic -- the gene that makes tomatoes ripen uniformly also ruins their taste.
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Raw deal: Maine residents’ fight for unregulated food draws crackdown
Official "food sovereignty" ordinances in eight Maine towns haven't stopped local officials from suing an area farmer for selling raw milk.
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‘Monsanto Protection Act’ would keep GMO crops in the ground during legal battles
One sneaky provision on this year's agriculture appropriations docket would practically give biotech companies immunity from USDA regulation. Needless to say, activists are up in arms.
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Can ‘veggie prescriptions’ really make people healthier?
Better access to fruits and vegetables is key, but recent science suggests that lowering exposure to BPA, pthalates, and other endocrine disruptors might be just as important.
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Could this 5-by-5 inch piece of paper reduce food waste by 25 percent?
FreshPaper claims their botanical-infused 5-by-5-inch sheet can make produce last five times longer, cutting down wasted food. But does it work?
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200 naked Germans buying groceries
When a German store offered $276 in free groceries to anyone willing to shop naked, 250 brave souls dropped trou.
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After the Rio Earth Summit: Will agriculture really get any greener?
Global food production may have inched toward becoming more sustainable at last week's Earth Summit. Or not. We probably won't know either way until the next Summit.
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Cheeseburger-crust pizza is not even recognizable as pizza
We need to think of a new name for the monstrosities that pizza companies are coming up with, because, really, this is NOT pizza: Pizza Hut is selling this mutant creature in the Middle East, where, if the ad is to be believed, ordering a hamburger at a pizza place is a GIANT AND HILARIOUS […]
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Would you eat lab-grown meat?
What if you could eat meat without causing animals to suffer? Take our survey.
