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Wild bees on the decline in key US agricultural ecosystems
Wild bees, crucial pollinators for many crops, are on the decline in some of the main agricultural regions of the United States, according to scientists who produced the first national map of bee...
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116 Orgs You Might Not Have Heard About, But Should Know in 2016
Every year, Food Tank highlights organizations that contribute to creating a more sustainable global food system by protecting biodiversity, producing valuable agricultural research, fighting hunger,...
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Yurok Tribe bans GMOs
YUROK COUNTRY – On December 10, 2015, after several months of committee drafting and opportunity for public comment, the Yurok Tribal Council unanimously voted to enact the Yurok Tribe Genetically...
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More E. coli cases linked to Chipotle
(CNN)The CDC is investigating five new cases of a rare strain of E. coli linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Three of the ill individuals...
View ArticleSustainable Caviar: The Unicorn of Status Symbol Foods
Like a large-carat diamond ring and expensive champagne in a crystal glass, caviar is a status symbol, signifying that you’ve achieved a level of wealth and success. Unfortunately it’s also a symbol of...
View ArticleThe Swinomish Fish Company Voluntarily Recalls Native Catch Salmon Bacon...
The Swinomish Fish Company is initiating a voluntary recall of packages of both Traditional and Peppered flavors of NATIVE CATCH SALMON BACON with a "BEST BY" date of 1/23/16 and 3/16/16 distributed in...
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The Top 5 Misleading Food Stories for 2015
Mark Twain once said, “Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.” Whether it’s cancer-causing bacon, malignant milk or news that not eating meat is the only way to save the world, hardly a...
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Documents reveal Canadian teenager target of GMO lobby
At the time, Rachel Parent was 14 years old and had a growing social media following. Her message to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food was attracting attention – including from those...
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Why Asia Craves America’s Pig DNA
Three hundred thirteen-five is a beauty and sure to have beautiful babes, too. Born on March 30, the fifth piglet in litter 313, she’s an elite sow, bred to produce several generations of breeding pigs...
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Atrazine: The Latest Pesticide on Trial
The state of California has been working to list atrazine—the United States’ second most-widely used herbicide—as toxic to the reproductive system under the state’s Proposition 65, which requires...
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Seafood Restaurants Cast a Wider Net for Sustainable Fish
Michael Chernow doesn’t want people to step inside Seamore’s, his fish-fixated restaurant on the rim of Little Italy, worrying that they’re about to get a heap of science homework dumped onto the...
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Jamie's Turkey, Pork & Cranberry Pie
We all need to eat a small amount of fat because it protects our organs and helps us grow. But we need to be careful about how much fat we eat and what kinds of fat, because in higher levels it’s...
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What's the Federal Government Doing to Our Food?
As the year and legislative session comes to an end, Congress has just a few weeks left to deal with some huge unresolved issues. This month it will be an all-out sprint to avert a government shutdown,...
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Sugar tax still on the table as industry urged to change tactics on obesity
The food industry is “on notice” that a sugar tax is still on the table unless tactics change to tackle the obesity crisis, the chief medical officer for England has warned. Prof Sally Davies said...
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Editor’s Note: 2015 Was a Big Year for Food & Farming News
We’ve had another fantastic year of reporting at Civil Eats and I’m so grateful for the outstanding work of managing editor, Twilight Greenaway, our new senior editor, Anna Roth, our social media...
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We recommended 1,453 articles this year, from 1,210 writers and 360 publications. They were read nearly 20 million times. An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The...
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Michael Pollan on how America got so screwed up about food
Any day now, the US government will put out new dietary guidelines telling Americans what we should be eating. These instructions come out every five years, and they're used by doctors and...
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Make the #GlobalGoals Your New Years Resolution
Going to the gym. Spending more time with family. Eating healthier. Volunteering in your community. These things typically make the average New Year’s Resolution list. This year, go above and beyond...
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Why I Don't Like to Talk About 'Third Wave' Coffee
Now that coffee prepared at a high level, and with a high price tag, has saturated every city from Brisbane to Buffalo, the tropes of its evolving drinking culture have trickled into the culinary...
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Naomi Starkman: In a digital world, food goes analog
An excerpt from Naomi Starkman’s keynote address delivered at the Redd on Salmon Street, December 3, 2015 We hear the phrase “the future of food” a lot these days. Despite much that is wrong in our...
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