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Does U.S. Farm Policy Have a Race Problem?
When it comes to the disparities within the food system, the numbers are pretty stark. The 10 largest mega-corporations generate $450 million annually in food sales. These companies’ CEOs earn, on...
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Report Exposes Food Industry Cover-up
[Click here to read the updated carrageenan report] Toxic, Carcinogenic, Degraded Carrageenan: Widespread Contamination Present in the Common Food-Grade Ingredient A just-issued report by The...
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Glyphosate Found in Popular Breakfast Foods
Today, the Alliance for Natural Health-USA released the results of food safety testing conducted on an assortment of popular breakfast foods. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing revealed...
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If consumers knew how farmed chickens were raised, they might never eat their...
The year 2012 marked a leap forward for animal welfare in the European Union. Farmers were no longer allowed to keep egg-laying hens in barren battery cages smaller than an A4 sheet of paper. Instead,...
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Greenhouse in the sky: inside Europe's biggest urban farm
At the top of an empty 1950s office block that once belonged to the Dutch telecommunications powerhouse Philips, above an abandoned reception desk and six floors of vacant office space, is a shock of...
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First Person: How the shame of ‘free-free’ inspired my push for universal...
Advocates have urged the city for several years to make school lunch free for all students, arguing that the current system stigmatizes those who qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Mayor Bill de...
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Antibiotics apocalypse: Tales from fighters on the front line
IN DECEMBER, bacteria carrying a gene that allows them to resist the antibiotic colistin were found in Denmark and China. The discovery meant that some types of bacteria now have the potential to...
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For Some Female Farmers, Stepping up Means Looking for Support
Aubrey Fletcher knew she wanted to work on a dairy farm ever since she was a little girl. “I do remember my mom asking, ‘Are you sure that’s what you want to do?’” Fletcher recalls. Fletcher knew the...
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Urban population growth and demand for food could spark global unrest, study...
A population explosion in urban centers around the world is expected to fuel an unprecedented demand for food that – if not met – could trigger economic upheaval and civil unrest on a global scale,...
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When It Came To Food, Neanderthals Weren't Exactly Picky Eaters
You know that feeling when your body is really craving a nice salad, but the only thing in your fridge is day-old pepperoni pizza? And you don't want to go through all the trouble of heading to the...
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In the soda-tax fight, money's flowing from Big Soda like a Big Gulp
Let's do the math. In San Francisco, in 2014, the beverage industry spent $10 million to defeat a popular soda tax put in front of voters to raise money for city schools, health programs, and parks....
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10 Protein-Packed Vegan Lunch Ideas
Often, vegans are asked how they get enough protein, since meat eaters typically associate meat with protein. But there are several ways for us to get an adequate amount of protein on a plant-based...
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Majoring in Food: Colleges Offering More Courses, Degrees
Steve Holt writes about everything from food to real estate for a diverse collection of publications and websites that includes The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Edible Boston, and TakePart. In 2011,...
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Can This Queen Breeder Save the Bees?
At the base of the Truchas Mountains in northern New Mexico, Melanie Kirby and her partner, Mark Spitzig, operate the Zia Queen Bee Farm and Field Institute, a queen bee breeding and production...
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Here's just some of the fab stuff we've secured from nice people to help us say 'thank you' to new and renewing London Food Link supporters. ***We email discount codes / details of how to claim when...
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Keeping it Real: How Farmers’ Markets Verify Producer Claims
Once upon a time, back in the 1980s, farmers’ markets were pure. Local farmers gathered in convenient public places to sell food directly to customers, bypassing faceless wholesalers and giant...
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Vegetarian Nachos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Drizzle
posted on April 20, 2016 by Rachel Gurk Words cannot express how badly you need these vegetarian nachos in your life. They’re great on their own but the creamy cilantro lime drizzle puts them over the...
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The drought isn’t over, so let’s not relax
Info “It never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.” John Steinbeck, East of...
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Why Are Salad Greens Always Labeled “Triple-Washed”?
The author of this piece won the second Slate Plus Pitch Slam. If you’d like to participate in future pitch slams, consider becoming a member. Visit Slate.com/plus to learn more. Two bags of salad...
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