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A sudsy chat on beer — organic and otherwise — with Grist!
New Belgium Brewing's sustainability specialist Katie Wallace and Beer West Magazine's editor-in-chief Megan Flynn chatted with Grist readers on sustainable brews.
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Home on the range: Can grass-based ranching be scaled up sustainably?
As new science reiterates the importance of cutting down on red meat, can a proposed grass-fed cattle ranch in Florida bring the eat-better-quality-meat-less-often approach to the mainstream?
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Faraway farms: Chronicling urban agriculture around the world
Filmmaker Karney Hatch set out to document urban farming outside the U.S. Here's a sneak preview of what he found.
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Trans fats linked to acting like a jerk
When New York City banned trans fats from local restaurants in 2006, it was trying to make its citizens healthier. Trans fatty acids — which, you’ll recall, are a type of unsaturated fat almost exclusively found in processed food — have a number of proven health effects, including raising bad cholesterol and lowering good cholesterol simultaneously. […]
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Tapped out: Water in California’s farm country is dangerously polluted
A new report details California's nitrate pollution problem -- and the expensive, potentially deadly impact it will have on the people who live in our nation's most productive farming region.
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Changes afoot at nation’s largest seafood event
A visitor to this year's International Boston Seafood Show tracks the sustainability beat.
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Indoor farm in Brooklyn helps feed hundreds of families
In Bedford-Stuyvesant, an increasingly hip but historically low-income Brooklyn neighborhood, one food pantry is also an indoor farm. The New York Daily News visited the Child Development Support Corporation, where every Thursday morning clients harvest lettuce, bok choy, and collard greens that help feed hundreds of families. Right now the greens are all grown hydroponically […]
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Meet Tracie McMillan, ‘overeducated’ food justice writer
The food reporter talks about her new book, working in farm fields and Walmart, and the recent attention she's received from Rush Limbaugh.
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Eggs: The poor man’s protein [Recipes]
Eggs make a great addition to any plant-based meal. And they're the most affordable way to eat pastured protein.
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More evidence that grocery stores alone won’t solve the obesity crisis
It tuns out proximity to grocery stores might not influence people's actual eating habits.
