food
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Transgenic crops' built-in pesticide found to be contaminating waterways
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have shown that the Bt toxin in genetically engineered crops is polluting waterways in Indiana.
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Urbivore's Dilemma, Week 16: Food in a time of loss
On my way to my Greek grandfather's deathbed, I ponder life, love, good dinners -- and people who make you sick.
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An 11-year-old schools us on what's wrong with the current food system [VIDEO]
In this TEDx video, 11-year-old Birke Baehr covers the risks of genetically modified foods, CAFOs, pesticides and fertilizers, and food irradiation.
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High-fructose corn syrup and scientific research: an exchange
On the Atlantic website, James McWilliams chastised me for my past coverage of the health effects of high-fructose corn syrup. Here's my response.
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Egger's Head: The power of getting off the work hard, drink hard treadmill
Robert Egger took 3 weeks off this summer from his busy schedule to get out of the grind and reconnect to everything that's important. Listen here!
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Carrot vending machines a surprise success
As Congress continues to do nothing about school lunch reform, an Ohio and a New York school have installed all-baby-carrot vending machines. And guess what? The kids bought them.
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Signs of a reverse brain drain, from finance to farms
Holton Farms' Community Supported Agriculture program is unusual for several reasons, not least because it's being run by a former Credit Suisse banker.
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Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 15: Roasted squash, perfect pears spell summer into fall
The Urbivore got a CSA box full of the tastes of fall, but she has another dilemma. Shying away from factory farm eggs, she's been going for farm-fresh ones. But how does she know these chickens are really "free range"? She decides to find out.
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Urbivore’s Dilemma, Weeks 13 &14: Being away from my CSA box
Forced to eat cafeteria food for six days straight, the Urbivore has a new dilemma -- being homesick for her local-veggie box. Can such fresh food spoil you? And why does it spoil so fast, anyway?