Workshop on Organic Movements, Markets & Systems
12.30-4.30pm, Wednesday 4th May 2016, Wellesbourne Meeting Centre, Wellesbourne Campus. You will be directed to the meeting centre on arrival. The development of organic production can be described...
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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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Toward Justice for Contract Farmers
"If I had known 14 years ago what I know today, there's no way I would have bought a poultry farm." These are the words of Mike Weaver, a contract chicken farmer in West Virginia, whose story was...
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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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Taste It, Don't Waste It: Dandelions
There's a lot to love about a dandelion. They are enduring, a fact you can attest to if you've ever tried to rid your lawn of them. They are intrepid, popping up in any available crack in the sidewalk,...
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
This week’s guest on Open Mic is US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In this exclusive interview the Kentucky Republican shares a very dismal view for approving a new trade agreement this year...
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'Today Marks the End of TTIP': Greenpeace Leak Exposes Corporate Takeover
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'Touch Tours' Help Blind Experience Philadelphia's Historic Food Scene
Philadelphia's historic Italian Market is known for its cheeses, meats, fresh pastas and chocolate. Running 10 city blocks through south Philadelphia, it's one of the oldest and largest open-air...
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Feeding the 5,000 Addresses Food Waste With Free Meals in Union Square
Sara Ventiera A A Every year, $218 billion worth of food is wasted in the United States. Estimates claim that up to 63 million tons of perfectly safe food finds its way not onto plates, but into...
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Ag groups seek exemption from scrutiny
NEW YORK (AP) — Congress is pushing the Agriculture Department to exempt the groups behind promotional campaigns like "Incredible, Edible Egg" and "Pork, the Other White Meat" from public scrutiny of...
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Grain Traders Rejecting New Soybeans Developed by Monsanto
Updated May 2, 2016 3:29 p.m. ET U.S. grain companies plan to reject Monsanto Co.’s new genetically modified soybeans, over concerns that they could disrupt international trade without a key regulatory...
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Crude oil is flooding Texas rivers
Dramatic, deadly flooding is the new normal for parts of Texas and Louisiana this past year. This weekend, a single flash flood killed six people. But the damage often doesn’t end when the skies are...
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Purple Grain: North Dakota Farmer Plows Prince's Symbol in Field
EDGELEY, N.D. — A retiree in a tiny community in North Dakota has paid tribute to Prince in perhaps the most unique way a farmer can. Gene Hanson is a retired farmer in Edgeley who always liked the...
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Is the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program About to Get Sliced and Diced?
Imagine a federally funded program that could increase kids’ acceptance of fruits and vegetables, spur them to make healthier choices in the cafeteria, and even lower their body-mass index (BMI)...
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This is what would happen if the rest of the world ate the way America does
This story was originally published by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Subscribe to the podcast and learn more at...
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What Warren Buffett Gets Wrong About Sugary Drinks
Liquid candy. Photographer: Daniel Acker/BloombergFacebook Twitter Email Print HealthEditorials are written by the Bloomberg View editorial board. For more information, go to...
View ArticleCRF Frozen Foods Expands Voluntary Recall to Include All Frozen Vegetable and...
Consumer Hotline844-551-5595Gene Grabowskigene.grabowski@kglobal.com202-270-6560 PASCO, Wash. – As a precaution, CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington is expanding its voluntary recall of frozen...
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Climate change is already disrupting societies. A new study doesn’t let us...
An Inuit community notices grizzly bears are traipsing through their land more and more. Bangladeshi fishers, faced with stormy skies, must stay off the water more often every year. After thousands of...
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A disgraced coal baron just showed up at a Hillary Clinton protest
The presidential primary in West Virginia isn't until next week, but Hillary Clinton was there yesterday to campaign in coal country and tout her endorsement from Sen. Joe Manchin, the state's popular...
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TTIP has been kicked into the long grass … for a very long time
As talks to broker a global trade deal entered a second tortuous decade, the US and the European Union came up with an idea. Since it was proving impossible to find agreement among the 150 or so...
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