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A switch to ecological farming will benefit health and environment
A new approach to farming is needed to safeguard human health and avoid rising air and water pollution, high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, a group of 20 leading agronomists, health,...
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AP Exclusive: How candy makers shape nutrition science
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a startling scientific finding: Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don't. Less startling was how it came about. The paper, it turns out, was funded by a...
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Open for comment: the FDA’s new guidance for voluntary salt reduction
Yesterday, the FDA opened for public comment its long-awaited guidance for industry about reducing salt in processed food products. The guidance affects about 150 products. It gives baseline data for...
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Food+Tech Meetup Bologna
to 44.501907 11.336571 Torna il capitolo bolognese dei Food+Tech Meetup, il format nato a Brooklyn che crea un momento di networking informale per avvicinare in mondo delle Food Startup agli operatori...
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Some officials worry about briefing Trump, fearing spilled secrets
WASHINGTON Some U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that Donald Trump's "shoot from the hip" style could pose national security risks as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing...
View ArticleRELEASE: Farm Groups and Farm Lenders Appeal for Assistance During Credit Crunch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Juli Obudzinski, 202-547-5754, jobudzinski@sustainableagriculture.net Ferd Hoefner, 202-547-5754, fhoefner@sustainableagriculture.net Farm Groups and Farm Lenders Appeal...
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The shifting economics of organic food
Anyone who's set foot in a supermarket or farmers market in, oh, the past decade has noticed that organic food is considerably pricier than conventional food. But this "organic premium" — the...
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Obama is creating a 1,500-mile “butterfly corridor” to help Monarchs get from...
US president Barack Obama, a friend to bees and other pollinating insects in peril, has unveiled his national strategy (pdf) to mitigate honey bee loss, increase the Monarch butterfly population, and...
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Three Take-Aways from the NAS Study on GMOs
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) on GE crops and technology was met with cheers from the biotech industry, but little meaningful scrutiny by the...
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Perfect Egg Salad. Every Time.
Great egg salad begins with good eggs. Not just the kind you buy (hopefully those farm-fresh ones with the bright orange yolks), but how you prepare them. A standard boil of 10 minutes or more will...
View ArticleFood Policy Round-Up: Spring 2016
With the election drama dominating the news, it's been easy to miss all the exciting action happening in Congress over the past few months. The cheat sheet we've created below summarizes the most...
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The Prime Minister Rt Hon David Cameron MP: BAN all crop spraying of...
Petitioning The Prime Minister Rt Hon David Cameron MP and 1 otherGeorgina Downs United KingdomGeorgina DownsUnited KingdomSupportersI have lived in the locality of pesticide sprayed crop fields for...
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Raise A Glass To Perry, Craft Cider's Pear Cousin
It was a cool morning in the spring of 2004 when Charles McGonegal, owner of AEppeltreow Winery in Burlington, Wis., bit into his first "perry" pear: crunching into the tough, tannin-suffused fruit, he...
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Can better access to water aid women's rights in Africa?
In 24 sub-Saharan African countries, there is a serious gender imbalance when it comes to the arduous, time-consuming task of water collection. More than 75 percent of the sub-Saharan African...
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MPs sound alarm on neglected soils
Ministers are failing to protect Britain's soils on farmland and in cities, MPs say. The Commons Environmental Audit Committee warns that tracts of polluted soil are a potential health hazard in many...
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Inspiring Words from the Newest Class of Boot Camp Alums
Last week 14 chefs from around the U.S. touched down in Big Sky Country, ready to get to work on changing the world, one food-system issue at a time. At our 9th Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change,...
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AP Stylebook Officially Weighs in on Kombucha and Mason Jars
It's that time again: The 2016 AP Stylebook published yesterday — and lucky for restaurant menu writers and enthusiasts everywhere, the update focuses heavily on food terminology. About two dozen...
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FERN Turns Five. Help Us Make It Five More.
Donate Now Five years ago, we created FERN with the hope of shedding light on food and farming through rigorous independent reporting. Seventy-three articles, 37 publishing partners, 40 freelance...
View ArticleClif Bar & Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Three Flavors: CLIF BAR...
1-888-851-8456 Keely Wachs PR@clifbar.com 510-596-6659 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Emeryville, CA. Clif Bar & Company is initiating a voluntary recall of CLIF BAR® Nuts & Seeds energy bars, CLIF...
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