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Pre-Peeled Oranges: What Some Call 'Lazy' Others Call A 'Lifesaver'
Last week, the Twitterverse became enraged after advertising copywriter Nathalie Gordon posted a photo of pre-peeled, plastic-packaged oranges. "If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges...
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Animal Husbandry Regained – Part 1
John Webster is Professor Emeritus of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol (UK), where on arrival in 1977, he established a unit for the study of animal welfare and behaviour – now the largest...
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JPMorgan pulls out of coal. Kinda
The death rattle of coal industry grew a little louder when JPMorgan Chase announced last week that the bank will no longer be directly financing new coal operations in the developed world. “We believe...
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Food Programs Making Strides in School Gardens and Cafeterias
On January 20th, 2016, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization (CNR) through the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016. The latest iteration of...
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The Unexpected Reaction Farmers Could Have To Climate Change
For all intents and purposes, climate change is not going to be good news for agriculture. Studies have shown that it will likely reduce crop yields, create a malnutrition crisis, and make large...
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The hidden driver of climate change that we too often ignore
Humans are making global warming worse, all right — but in more ways than you think. That’s the result of an important new study in Nature, which finds that the Earth’s land “biosphere” — defined as...
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Recipe: Pork Braised with Chiles
Wow! The response to Cooked on Netflix has been overwhelming! Almost everyone who writes wants the recipe for the braise Michael and I make in the Water episode. Who am I to stand in your way? Here...
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Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest in America
This April Fools’ Day, Congress will play a cruel trick on the country’s most destitute people: It will make their food disappear. They will lose access to food stamps—not because they’re no longer in...
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The secret ingredient for ending world hunger
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How to Save the Planet, Reduce Hunger and Generate $100 Billion by Reducing...
Today, a report was released that outlined a plan capable of creating 15,000 jobs, generating $100 billion in economic value, reducing domestic water use by 1.6 trillion gallons, diverting 18 million...
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Eurídice Martínez Steele1,2, Larissa Galastri Baraldi1,2, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada1,2, Jean-Claude Moubarac2, Dariush Mozaffarian3, Carlos Augusto Monteiro1,2 1School of Public Health, University...
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More Than Half of What Americans Eat Is 'Ultra-Processed'
Michael Pollan’s guideline that people should “eat food, not too much, mostly plants,” is oft-quoted, less oft-followed. Once again, research has demonstrated that Americans actually tend to eat food,...
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Could This Be the Food-Waste Diet America Needs?
A new ‘road map’ would reduce what we throw away by 20 percent over a decade. By this point, you’ve probably heard about the problem: The United States wastes a huge amount of food, as much as $165...
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Should kids be able to sue for a safe climate? This federal court is about to...
This post was co-published with Moyers & Company. EUGENE, Ore. — Courtrooms usually aren’t jovial places, but with 21 youth plaintiffs and two busloads of supporting junior high-school students in...
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The Forgotten History Of Fat Men's Clubs
In 1903, in a cheery local tavern tucked away in Wells River, Vt., one of America's most successful fat men's clubs was launched. "We're fat and we're making the most of it!" was their mantra. "I've...
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Thousands of Chefs Lobby Congress for Mandatory GMO Labeling
The battle over labeling for genetically modified foods continues, and now chefs are making their voices heard. Last month, Republican Kansas Senator Pat Roberts introduced a bill known as the SAFE...
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~100 Scientists Weigh In on Debate on Most Used Herbicide
One year ago, an agency of the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC) declared that glyphosate (or Roundup), the world’s most widely used herbicide, probably causes...
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Florida Tomato Pickers Become Part Of Democratic Debate
The fight to improve wages for Florida's tomato pickers hit the national stage over the past week, as part of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Last Saturday, Vermont Sen. Bernie...
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