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The farm bill passes the Senate — and it’s not all bad news
A quick recap of what's in the version of the bill that the Senate passed -- including the amendments we suggested keeping an eye on.
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Giant water balloon mosaic shows how much water it takes to make a burger
This video from European nonprofit Generation Awake illustrates how much water it takes to produce a burger, by laying down the equivalent amount in water balloons.
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Bye bye bumblebee: Honeybees aren’t the only pollinators in danger
The honeybee calamity has overshadowed the distressing fate of their native cousins, whose disappearance threatens the future of nearly every blooming wild plant.
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Here’s how McDonald’s makes its food look good enough to eat
Ever wonder why McDonald’s food in commercials looks like food, but in real life looks barftacular? Watch this video to find out.
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Domino’s thinks pizza is too complicated for calorie counts
Domino’s doesn’t want to tell you how many calories are in that Bacon Cheeseburger Feast pizza, so they’re pulling out the Teen Talk Barbie defense: “Math is hard!” According to the company, there are 34 million ways to customize a Domino’s pizza, all of which result in a meal that tastes like wet cardboard. With […]
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Your meat on drugs: Will grocery stores cut out antibiotics?
A new campaign targets Trader Joe's, with an interest in prompting industry-wide change.
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Line ’em up, knock ’em down: Senate plans 73 farm bill votes today
Congress goes into vote-o-rama mode to move this year's monster of a food and farm bill forward.
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Shopper’s delight: Here’s what to buy organic
The Environmental Working Group's annual Shopper's Guide to Pesticides is out, with a few important additions.
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Wild plants: The best ingredients you didn’t know you had
Plucking seemingly random weeds out of the dirt and sticking them in your mouth may be disconcerting to most city dwellers, but that’s exactly what a group of New Yorkers traveled to New Jersey to do recently.
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A professional forager shares her secrets [SLIDESHOW]
Take a visual foraging tour with the author of the cookbook "Foraged Flavor."
