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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
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Blizzard

Farm country is paralyzed. This is the kind of wet, fat-flaked storm that blows so hard the snow sticks and turns to concrete on kitchen window panes.
11.07.08
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: George McGovern

The former senator on the spiritual motivation behind his work on hunger issues, and the challenges in store for President Barack Obama.
11.05.08
food politics

Up Close and Personal with the Genetic Modifiers

My two-day field trip with Germany’s BASF Plant Science.
10.31.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Value-Added Agriculture

It’s one of the great slippery ideas of modern farming: Take a primary crop, like corn, and use it in a way that makes a more valuable product.
10.30.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Pheasant Season

As the farmers grow weary, the great, iconic cultural event of the South Dakota harvest season begins.
10.23.08
food + cooking

Cool Greens

You don’t have to know science to enjoy cooking winter’s greens, but it doesn’t hurt, either.
10.22.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Waiting for the Rain to Stop

Don’t let the huge machinery fool you. Family farming is one of the last bastions of manual labor in America.
10.17.08
food + cooking

A Different Kind of Fall Foliage

’Tis the season of cauliflower, which can lead to many good things.
10.15.08
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: Mark Kastel

The co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute talks about the spiritual side of organics, and why he can’t wait for a change in the Oval Office.
10.15.08
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