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Politics of the Plate: Ducking a Bullet
I waited nervously last week for news on whether the Environmental Protection Agency would actually approve the toxic chemical methyl iodide for applications as a pesticide.
10.01.07
food + cooking
Food with a Farmer's Face
With a little time to spare, I made the best batch of pesto I could from ingredients in my field and around the house.
07.31.07
- Keywords
- tim stark,
- cooking + technique,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Is There Life After Death?
U. S. Government Accountability Office auditors found that, in part because of lax oversight, the USDA doles out more than $1 billion a year to farmers who are dead.
07.30.07
- Keywords
- barry estabook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- farming
food politics
Politics of the Plate: A Farm Bill Update
The Farm Bill that passed the House Agriculture Committee last week will, if approved, contain funding for the fruit and vegetable industry.
07.23.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- seafood
magazine
Against the Grain
Civilization was built on an annual wheat crop. But a few visionary thinkers say it’s time to break the habit.
July 2007
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- farming,
- agriculture
food politics
Blackberry Finds a 'Country' Chef in the Middle of Manhattan
One of America's favorite country inns, in the Smokies of eastern Tennessee, is about to open a lavish culinary center.
06.25.07
- Keywords
- william sertl,
- sustainability,
- agriculture,
- chefs
magazine
A View to a Kill
Americans eat almost 9 billion chickens a year, which requires megafarms and giant processing plants. Is there a better way for the birds to meet their end?
June 2007
- Keywords
- daniel zwerdling,
- farms + fish,
- food policy,
- agriculture
food + cooking
Cherries on Top
Leave it to the Catalans. The same people to bring us spherification and the lollipop are now building a better cherry.
03.20.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- fruit,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- lisa abend
magazine
Flavor Mountain
The Western Colorado Rockies have views for miles, killer frosts, and some of the finest peaches in the land.
July 2004
- Keywords
- david karp,
- farming,
- fruit,
- agriculture,
- travel
magazine
No Place Like Home
In Kansas, where cattle are grown on industrial megafarms, rancher Nancy Vogelsberg-Busch keeps it small, local, and organic.
July 2004
- Keywords
- kerri conan,
- beef,
- industry,
- agriculture,
- sustainability
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