food
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With school-lunch reform on the rocks, it may be time to invest in 'smart cafeterias'
With Congress unable to pass meaningful school lunch reform, researchers are suggesting that simple changes to the lunchroom -- as easy as placing apples in a basket -- could have big effects.
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The French serve up one helluva school lunch
France clearly represents the gold standard for school lunch programs, while it's unclear whether America can manage even the mildest reform of ours.
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Author Carol Deppe on growing 'lots of delicious food for the least possible work'
In her new book The Resilient Gardener, Carol Deppe shows how global climate change impacts your backyard veggie patch. Here, she tells Grist about why gardeners should forget the "perfect" garden and start cultivating resilience along with good grub.
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Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 18: Tomatillos, cilantro, hot peppers, oh my!
This week, the Urbivore gets something in her veggie box that veers outside of her comfort zone. Help her over this food hurdle!
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Court rules rBGH-free milk *is* better than the kind produced with artificial hormones. Now what?
News that an appeals court is overturning Ohio's ban on "rBGH-free" milk labeling has caused quite a splash. The court disagrees with the FDA that there is no "compositional difference" between milk produced with and without the artificial growth hormones. What happens now?
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Is it time to be philosophical about climate change?
With apologies to another ancient Mediterranean civilization, is it useful — when in Greece – to do as the Greeks might have when it comes to addressing climate change? In other words, with a crisis that demands such urgent and widespread human action, do we have time to be philosophical? Dr. Ole Faergeman, a renowned […]
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Fixing USDA dietary guidelines won't fix our diets
The USDA is revising its guidelines on what Americans should be eating. But even if the feds get it right, which they probably won't, a new pyramid won't be enough to change the way we eat.
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Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 17: The many uses of baking soda
They say you shouldn't s%&t where you eat, but have you ever considered brushing with what you eat? This week, the Urbivore finds herself on a trip with only an apple and baking soda.
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Ask Umbra's Book Club announces a field guide to the new American roots movement
Ask Umbra's book club celebrates Americana this month. Join the book club and read United States of Americana this month!