food politics
The CSA That Isn’t One
To spread the gospel of organic produce, one company is catering to the masses but keeping its core values.
01.06.09
- Keywords
- jane black,
- farms + fish,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Politics of the Plate: FDA Versus EPA
The EPA doesn’t approve of the FDA’s proposed moratorium on warnings about mercury-laced fish, and supermarkets get seafood report cards.
12.15.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- nutrition/diet,
- seafood
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Market Forces
Whole Foods asks a small-scale competitor to divulge its trade secrets—and failure to comply could land its CEO in jail.
12.08.08
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Are You a Pig? Or are You a Mouse?
America’s factory farms could soon begin producing a new hog breed that will have to answer, “neither,” or perhaps more accurately, “both.”
12.02.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- pork,
- health + science
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Substandard Seafood
The USDA proposes criteria for organic fish that will confuse customers and undermine a $23-billion-plus industry.
11.24.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- labeling,
- seafood
food politics
The Gourmet Q + A: Joshua Viertel
The president of Slow Food USA talks about where the next generation of American foodies may be headed.
11.21.08
- Keywords
- joshua viertel,
- slow food,
- sustainability,
- q + a,
- nutrition/diet
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Barren Fields
King Corn stands alone as the last crop, battered and wind swept. The gaudy tassel top hats of August have long since broken off and blown away.
11.20.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Politics of the Plate: GM Birth Control?
A disturbing study suggests that a diet containing genetically engineered corn could have frightening effects on the odds of infertility.
11.19.08
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Hurry Up and Wait
It’s the heart of the corn harvest, and nothing is moving. Farmers worry that their predicament could lead to a genuine disaster.
11.14.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Amber Waves of Antibodies
Thanks to the USDA, crops that have been genetically engineered to produce drugs and industrial chemicals may enter our food supply.
11.12.08
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