Food and Agriculture

What are the most eco-friendly nuts?

A reader wonders what to put in his trail mix. Umbra gets nutty.

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Farmers are watering your food with fracking chemicals

Chevron is selling fracking wastewater to Central Valley farmers to grow food. Dangers seem limited right now -- but let's be more careful and transparent.

Nathanael Johnson Climate & Energy

Nightmare school district serves students old-ass meat

The six-year-old pork roast could've served a term on the Senate. Grossed out yet?

Ana Sofia Knauf Food

Think you could hack it as a farmer? Read this first

Before you go buying a farm, there are a few things you need to consider.

Audrey Levatino Food

Bees are addicted to pesticide-laden junk food, too

It turns out bees may prefer nectar when it's laced with common pesticides, says a new study.

Amelia Urry Food

California’s drought isn’t doomsday, but yes, it will change the state

The most nightmarish scenarios of California's dry future are unlikely to happen. Still, the state must use the crisis as a wakeup call to use water more smartly.

Nathanael Johnson Cities

Marijuana is a gateway drug … to backyard goats

Watch this dope video about pot growers who transitioned into urban farming.

Liz Core & Darby Minow Smith Climate & Energy

Should California produce farming move to Arkansas?

Climate change will continue to dry out California. Could fruit and veggie farming find a home in the Cotton Belt?

Tom Philpott Climate & Energy

Everything I thought I knew about water in California is wrong

Yes, farmers use a whole lot of Golden State water. But there's no easy solution to the state's drought woes in turning off their taps.

Nathanael Johnson Food

Your spring guide to delicious leek recipes

Here's how to store, prep, and make the most of leeks, without wasting a scrap.

Alexandra Stafford Food

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