UberRUSH/ChowNow Rolls Out Food Delivery to Thousands of Restaurants
Given the range of food delivery options available these days, it's a wonder many of us leave our apartments at all. And here comes another one: Last fall ChowNow, an online ordering and payment...
View ArticleUber to Ring the Dinner Bell in 10 U.S. Cities
Jan. 20, 2016 4:13 p.m. ET Uber Technologies Inc. is preparing to go live with a full-scale meal delivery service across 10 cities in the U.S., an expansion that will test the company’s ability to use...
View ArticleInterview: Scientist, Author, Activist Vandana Shiva Leads Movement to...
Acres U.S.A. is North America’s monthly magazine of ecological agriculture. Each month we conduct an in-depth interview with a thought leader. The following interview appeared in our January 2016 issue...
View ArticleSustainable Food Trust
22 January, 2016 Farming Videos This year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference was a great success, featuring a diverse range of sessions and lively discussion. Our session on the second day posed the...
View ArticleJapan's David vs Goliath battle to preserve Pacific bluefin tuna
One after another, the fishermen stream into a makeshift office at Katsumoto port, on the island of Iki in the Sea of Japan. Outside, their small white boats are docked as a storm rages; inside, they...
View ArticleVegetarian Baked Taquitos {5 ingredient!}
posted on January 22, 2016 by Rachel Gurk A great option for vegetarians, these baked taquitos are perfect for game days or even lunch. They are easy to make and you only need five ingredients! This...
View ArticleCSPI urges FDA to ban artificial colors, or at minimum encourage companies...
In a report submitted to the agency Jan. 19, CSPI calls on FDA to require warning labels on dyed foods and beverages that caution about the risk of food colorings impairing the behavior of children. It...
View ArticleMap shows how Michigan's lead problem extends far beyond the Flint water crisis
Flint is Michigan’s poster child for environmental disaster — a crisis that could have been avoided. As my colleague Raven Rakia has pointed out, lead exposure, which causes an array of health problems...
View ArticleAmid mounting bills, farmers forced to sell grain at low prices
US | Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:01pm EST CHICAGO | CHICAGO Facing mounting bills and nervous creditors, U.S. farmers are beginning to sell off their crop stockpile - sometimes at a loss - and easing a...
View ArticleRoy Choi and Daniel Patterson try to start a healthful fast-food revolution...
As you crawl down 103rd Street looking for a parking space, tooling past the Jordan Downs projects and the Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School, it is not hard to spot Locol, the new quick-serve...
View ArticleGov. Snyder lied: Flint water switch was not about money, records show
By Steve Neavling Motor City Muckraker The Flint water crisis that led to thousands of people being poisoned began because state officials maintained it would save the cash-strapped city money by...
View ArticleWhen A Chicken Farm Moves Next Door, Odor May Not Be The Only Problem
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. North Carolina is one of the country's largest poultry producers — and getting bigger. Large-scale...
View ArticleMahyco Monsanto challenges govt’s move to regulate price
Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (MMB), a joint venture between Maharashtra-based Mahyco and US-based Monsanto, has approached the Delhi High Court against the agriculture ministry’s move to bring genetically...
View ArticleMore women planting roots in agriculture, finding home on range
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Although Laura Jean Schneider comes from four generations of Midwest farmers, she is uncertain sometimes about her agricultural acumen. For the past two years, she has ranched cattle...
View ArticleThe Man Working Behind the Scenes to Bring Racial Equality to the Food System
If you didn’t know the USDA had a secretary of civil rights, you’re probably not alone. But at a time when Black farmers make up less than 2 percent of U.S. agriculture, and the sector is still...
View ArticleMeet The Most Pampered Vegetables In America
Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. There's a small corner of the restaurant world where food is art and the plate is just as exquisite as the...
View ArticleMalheur occupation could set conservation efforts back years
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View ArticleMaine Legislature contemplates new GMO food labeling bill
POLL QUESTION Was your salmon dinner grown in a lab, or out in nature? And what about those innocent-looking ears of corn in the produce aisle? How about the cans in your pantry? Maine’s Legislature is...
View ArticleCommission on Ending Childhood Obesity presents final report, calling for...
25 January 2016 -- The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) presented its final report to the WHO Director-General today, culminating a two-year process to address the alarming levels of...
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