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Our energy-gulping industrial food system revealed in eight bullet points
New York Times recently ran Stephen Budiansky's op-ed hailing the energy efficiency of the industrial food system. The reality is much more complex
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Michelle Obama to Congress: Without school food reform, anti-obesity initiative may fail
Michelle Obama renews her call for Congress to pass the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act" touting an increase in funding. But it's about more than that -- the bill may finally get junk food out of schools.
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Searching for eggs in all the right places
It's like Easter in September on my farm, where "free range" seems to mean "free to lay your eggs anywhere but in your nice, spacious coop."
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Six things you should know before defying the real food police
Growing numbers of folks involved in raw milk and other alternative foods are refusing to abide by government edicts and shutdown orders. Here's what to expect if you join the ranks of the resistance.
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The omnivore's delight: One day, four meals, and 53 species
If variety is the spice of life, we Homo sapiens are the spiciest of species. I calculated that in just 24 hours, I consumed 53 species spanning four biological kingdoms and five continents. Here's why our diet biodiversity matters.
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Scientists believe BPA is risky — it's just a matter of agreeing on how much
The New York Times' recent recap of the current science behind bisphenol-A's dangers suggests that scientists are waiting for results from a two-year, government funded study on the chemical to confirm what they already believe.
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Meat eating can be an environmentally friendly choice, argues George Monbiot
Vegans have long been the ornery saints squatting cross-legged at the intersection of the food and environmental movements. But a new book has persuaded George Monbiot, for one, that there is a way to eat meat and dairy with a clean conscience.
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Can Oakland plant a policy revolution to match its grassroots efforts?
Unlike in Seattle or San Francisco, urban ag projects in Oakland have flourished through benign neglect.
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This Labor Day, will Trader Joe's finally do right by farmworkers?
Trader Joe's is among the most recent targets of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Fair Food Campaign. But if Joe is feeling the heat, he ain't showing it.
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The environmentalist's paradox: we do better while the earth does worse
More people have more money, health, mobility, food, and security than ever before in human history. The natural world, however, is going to sh*t.
