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No food is healthy. Not even kale.
Not long ago, I watched a woman set a carton of Land O’ Lakes Fat-Free Half-and-Half on the conveyor belt at a supermarket. “Can I ask you why you’re buying fat-free half-and-half?” I said....
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We are what we eat: Richard Manning talks to FERN about his travels in Iowa
FERN’s latest collaboration with Harper’s is Richard Manning’s story, “The Trouble with Iowa: Corn, Corruption, and the Iowa Caucuses,” the cover story of the magazine’s February issue. (The piece is...
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Let Them Eat Bulk: The Success of France’s Cheap, Zero-Waste Food Chain
Would you rather pay for packaging or for food? A growing chain of French stores is catering to shoppers who want to produce less waste and save money. VERSAILLES, France—Burlap bags line the...
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CSPI 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...
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Harmful Lake Erie algal blooms worsened by power plant pollution
The number of severe algal blooms in Lake Erie will likely double during the next century, according to new research from The Ohio State University. Although fertilizers from farms played a major part...
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What do racism and poverty have to do with pollution and climate change?
We already know that pollution and climate change negatively affect people’s health and quality of life. But we’re not always clear about which people are most exposed and impacted. The harm that comes...
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Exclusive New Video Unveils Obama’s Promises to Fight Agribusiness and Label...
How Obama Won the Iowa Caucus - Lessons from 2008 that Candidates in 2016 would be wise learn from.In a little over a week, Iowa caucus goers will gather in small rooms across the state and talk...
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Obama administration announces plans to increase access to school meal programs
The Obama administration will announce new plans on Wednesday to launch a pilot program aimed at increasing poor children's access to food through the National School Lunch Program. The new pilot...
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We have good news for almond-loving hipsters
| Wed Jan. 27, 2016 6:00 AM ESTYe almond-loving hipsters, rejoice! The revered—and lately quite expensive—nut is likely to get cheaper soon. The wholesale price for almonds—the one paid by supermarkets...
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The Price Of Almonds May Have Met A Slippery Slope
Drive anywhere in Central California and you'll find fields of almonds. So many new plantings have occurred in recent years that people have begun to wonder whether the growth of the almond industry is...
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Can You Swap Salted and Unsalted Butter in Baking?
Do you ever round up all of the exotic ingredients you need for a baking project (Rooibos tea leaves! Golden syrup! Prune butter!), completely overlooking the basics? Obviously have butter, you think....
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Why The Southeast Could Become The Napa Valley Of Oysters
Oysters are the sea's version of fine wine: Their taste varies with the water they grow in. And slow-growing oysters from northern waters — like the briny Wellfleets of Massachusetts and the sweet,...
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and why you should engage in climate disobedience too
When the Delta 5 sat in front of an oil train at BNSF Delta Yard in Everett, Wash., on Sept. 2, 2014, we did not expect to stop climate disruption or dangerous fossil fuel shipments. By ourselves, that...
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It's not just clean water: Flint's undocumented immigrants can't access...
Being undocumented in the United States following a natural or human-made disaster always carries additional risks. In Flint, Mich., where the municipal water supply has been contaminated with lead,...
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Iowa Fast-Food Workers Seeking $15 Wage to Strike Ahead of Republican Debate
On the day of the final Republican debate before the pivotal Iowa caucus, fast-food workers will be staging their first-ever strike in the state, demanding a $15-per-hour minimum wage and union rights....
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Cumulative Risks From Pesticides Getting Look from EFSA
Cumulative risks from pesticides that may affect the thyroid and nervous systems are the subject a new pilot study underway at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). With its European Union...
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What You Need to Know About the Corporate Shift to Cage-Free Eggs
Last week, TargetDenny’sTaco John’s vowed to start using cage-free eggs. The week before it was ConAgraMondelez InternationalNorwegian Cruise Lines. Spurred by consumer demand and pressure from animal...
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Guest Workers, Legal Yet Not Quite Free, Pick Florida's Oranges
Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. In citrus-growing areas, you see lots of old converted school buses on the road; these are company buses,...
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