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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
magazine

Politics of the Plate: Greens of Wrath

We all want safe spinach. But the measures now being adopted may destroy the land without solving the problem.
November 2008
food politics

Four Farmers Project: A False Start

As quickly as it began, the soybean harvest ground to a halt. The money is bad enough. What’s worse is that the clock keeps ticking.
10.09.08
food politics

The ABCs of the New CSAs

Looking for a sound investment in these troubled times? Try community-supported food.
10.08.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: The Soybean Harvest Begins

The soybeans are approaching maturity, but who among our four farmers will be first into the field?
10.03.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Feeling the Pain

Credit is the backbone of American industrial farming, and even organic farmers are being trapped in debt.
09.25.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Cutting Costs

A small number of farmers are betting on an upside-down business plan to pull in money.
09.18.08
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Landing in Debt

One farmer is about to win a once-in-a-lifetime lottery. But even if he hits the jackpot, he’ll barely turn a profit.
09.12.08
wine + spirits + beer

The Hartley-Ostini Winery

A restaurateur and his partner prove that you don’t need formal training to make critically acclaimed wine.
09.12.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Dining on Cloned Beef

You may have eaten meat from the progeny of a cloned cow without even knowing it.
09.09.08
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