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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
Keywords
david tamarkin,
farms + fish,
q + a,
mark kastel,
organics market
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.
Barry Estabrook
November 2008
Keywords
politics of the plate,
best of gourmet,
food policy,
agriculture,
barry estabrook
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.
Sam Hurst
10.09.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
produce,
environment
food politics

The ABCs of the New CSAs

Looking for a sound investment in these troubled times? Try community-supported food.
Peter Andrey Smith
10.08.08
Keywords
peter andrey smith,
farms + fish,
farming,
agriculture,
produce
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?
Sam Hurst
10.03.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
produce,
environment
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.
Sam Hurst
09.25.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
produce,
environment
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Cutting Costs

A small number of farmers are betting on an upside-down business plan to pull in money.
Sam Hurst
09.18.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
produce,
environment
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.
Sam Hurst
09.12.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
produce,
environment
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.
Colman Andrews
09.12.08
Keywords
colman andrews,
wine,
film,
frank ostini,
gray hartley
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.
Barry Estabrook
09.09.08
Keywords
barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
health + science,
meat,
labeling