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Vanguard state: California might just lead the way on GMO labeling
Golden State residents will cast a vote on GMO labeling this November. Here's what it would mean for farmers and consumers if the measure passes.
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9-year-old’s lunch blog gets banned by politicians, then unbanned by internet outrage
Local politicians tried to ban Martha Payne's blog documenting her pathetic school lunches. The 9-year-old and her legions of internet fans, including Jamie Oliver, fought back and won.
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Say it ain’t soil: What’s the true value of organic farmland?
A Maryland organic farm's battle against development raises big questions about the future of food and farming in this country.
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Climate change could cause ‘zombie weeds’
New research found that weeds exposed to high levels of CO2 actually transfer their genes to nearby crops and make them behave like weeds.
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The farm bill may be about to make a lot of chickens very happy
Following precedent set by California's Proposition 2, the federal government may be set to permanently ban battery cages -- with the egg industry's blessing.
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Takeout restaurant delivers dirty dishes so you can pretend you cooked
If you provided food for your dinner party by slaving over a hot phone all day, nobody need ever know — as long as you’re in the U.K., and within delivery range of Housebites. The company charges the equivalent of about 8 bucks to deliver dirty dishes and cooking utensils along with your food, so […]
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Farm rentals, dumpster dives: Europe crisis is mother of invention
Two small examples of how Europeans are responding to ongoing economic uncertainty. Inspiring? Depends on how you look at it.
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Got food scraps? Hail a ‘Compost Cab’
This Washington, D.C.-based service picks up urban food waste and delivers it to urban farms for composting.
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Twitter founders are investing in vegan meat
Twitter cofounders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have some proven expertise in determining the next big thing. So it's notable that they're investing in a vegan meat company called Beyond Meat, whose products are said to be the most freakily convincing fake meat yet.
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Americans spend twice as much of our budgets on processed food as we did 30 years ago
As a proportion of our income, Americans spend a lot less money on groceries than we used to. But we’re buying crappier food — a greater proportion of our grocery spending goes to processed foods and sweets. NPR whipped up a handy chart to show how much this has changed in the past 30 years: […]
