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Say "I Love You" With Seeds
By Let your love GROW! Sweets and cut flowers are temporary, but seeds are a gift that keeps giving. Valentines with green thumbs are sure to appreciate these creative and thoughtful gifts. 1) A...
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Want to attend the Farm to Cafeteria Conference? Now you can! The National Farm to School Network is now accepting applications for scholarships to the 8th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, which...
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For sugar tax supporters, 2016 may be the sweet spot
LONDON 2016 could be the year of the sugar tax, as several large nations consider levies on sweetened food and drinks to battle obesity and fatten government coffers. For years, public health advocates...
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Neil Young is taking his campaign against Monsanto and GE crops on the road
Grammy Award-winning artist Neil Young has been a powerful presence in music for the past 50 years. In addition to his artistic career, Young has become a vocal advocate for social justice, working...
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Helping Small Farmers in the South Go Organic
Rock Woods, Gulf States Regional Director for the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), knows the importance of persistence. Rock wanted to help more farmers in the southeast learn about...
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In Big Tobacco's Dark Shadow, Big Soda Looks to the Developing World
As Americans continue to connect the dots between soda consumption and type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other diseases, fewer and fewer Americans are drinking soda. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans...
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13 People to Know in the Food World Right Now
Until 2011, photographer Roman Cho's main interest in food was as an eater. But he kept hearing people talking about this whole food world thing. And not just TV chefs, but people interrogating food...
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Citrus In The Snow: Geothermal Greenhouses Grow Local Produce In Winter
For the Midwesterner who likes to eat local, this time of year is a challenge. Browse the produce shelves in middle America – or any place where snow falls in winter – and you'll find carrots from...
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These Christians are giving up the dirtiest thing for Lent
During Lent, observant Christians typically give up indulgences — things like candy or Facebook or paying for sex. It’s a way of commemorating … well, something. I don’t actually know, as I was raised...
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Rancho boss Jesse "Babe" Amaral sentenced to a year and day
The elderly Petaluma, CA, man who ran a scheme to sell cattle condemned by USDA because of diseases like cancerous eyeballs was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison to be...
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Just how much money has Clinton taken from oil and gas lobbyists?
If Hillary Clinton wants to win the green vote this election, she might have some explaining to do. While Clinton certainly grasps the science of climate change and has moved to the left on some...
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FDA ‘pauses’ some E. coli tests for cheese, including raw milk cheese
The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily suspended its cheese testing program for some types of E. coli, partly in response to complaints from proponents of raw milk and related products....
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Quitting Season: Why Farmers Walk Away From Their Farms
Last February, Tina Bartsch, co-owner of Walking J Farm, sat cross-legged on the floor of my Tucson apartment. We ate lunch and watched my newly mobile baby move in curious circles around the room. For...
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All the News That's Fit to Eat: Smaller Sodas, a GMO Battle in Oregon, and a...
Busy week? Luckily, we’ve made it easy for you to catch up on food policy news. Humans Are Spreading Deadly Bee Virus, Study Says (New York Times) According to a new study, the deformed wing virus,...
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Fooling Ourselves With Polls
The situation in Flint, Michigan has rightly has put a spotlight on the deplorable state of drinking water in America. Water pollution in the U.S. from agriculture is also a big problem getting bigger....
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The breaking point in GMO negotiations: a package label
Congress will have to decide whether to require special labels on foods made with genetically modified organisms, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who tried to broker a compromise between...
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The Life of a USDA Market News Reporter
As I walked up to my new USDA office, distracted by the animal noises, I dodged horse-drawn buggies while tiptoeing around cow pies. Originally from the suburbs of Atlanta, my exposure to livestock...
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In Photos: President Obama Designates 3 National Monuments in California
Summary: Take a look at the three new national monuments the President is designating in the California desert. "Our country is home to some of the most beautiful God-given landscapes in the world....
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Disparity in Life Spans of the Rich and the Poor Is Growing
Experts have long known that rich people generally live longer than poor people. But a growing body of data shows a more disturbing pattern: Despite big advances in medicine, technology and education,...
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2016 Chefs Collaborative Summit
Chefs Collaborative’s 7th Annual Summit, Good Food is Smart Business, will take place in New York City from April 10-12th, 2016 in partnership with New York University. Together, in the heart of...
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