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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.
Jane Black
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.
Barry Estabrook
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.
Barry Estabrook
12.08.08
Keywords
barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
food policy,
nutrition/diet,
organics market
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.”
Barry Estabrook
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.
Barry Estabrook
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.
Sam Hurst
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.
Barry Estabrook
11.19.08
Keywords
barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
health + science,
agriculture,
farming
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.
Sam Hurst
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.
Barry Estabrook
11.12.08
Keywords
barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
health + science,
agriculture,
farming