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New science reveals agriculture’s true climate impact
Scientists can finally prove that overuse of fertilizer in industrial farming is a major cause of climate change. Whether or not this will make it easier to hold Big Ag accountable is yet to be seen.
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New Orleans school cultivates a generation of forward-thinking farmers
Nat Turner and the hardworking young crew behind Our School at Blair Grocery are bringing healthy soil and fresh food to the Lower Ninth Ward.
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Oh my god, hot-dog-stuffed-crust pizza, humans are no longer authorized to make food
What is wrong with all of you?
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Congressman brags about forcing vegetarians to ‘confess’
Has Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) ever met a vegetarian? They're not exactly secretive about it. It's like forcing people to "confess" that they're on the paleo diet. Spoiler alert: THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW.
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Presenting the largest rooftop farm … in the world!!!
In Brooklyn yesterday, BrightFarms announced that it would be building the largest rooftop farm … in the world!!! The New York-based company builds hydroponic greenhouse farms that are connected to supermarkets. The idea is to minimize transportation costs and time in the food system, delivering very local and very fresh food. The new farm is […]
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Processed red meat: The worst of two worlds
Eating red meat regularly is hard enough on the body, but recent science says that when that meat is processed it could raise one's chances of deadly disease significantly.
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Pink deviled eggs [Recipe]
Want something a little unexpected and fun to bring to your holiday gathering this week? Try these beet-dyed eggs. But start soon, because they'll need to pickle overnight!
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Michigan threatens small farms by calling heritage pigs ‘invasive’
The state recently classified some heritage pigs as "invasive species," which endangers the livelihood of hundreds of small farmers -- and Big Ag could have a hand in it.
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FDA to GMO labeling campaign: What million signatures?
Last week, the Just Label It campaign says they turned in 1 million signatures asking the FDA to label genetically engineered foods. The agency says it received a little under 400. What's going on here?
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A cookbook you can eat
A German design firm has created a cookbook made of fresh pasta. The pasta is printed with a lasagna recipe, so that the pages of the cookbook actually become the layers of the dish.
