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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
Up Close and Personal with the Genetic Modifiers
My two-day field trip with Germany’s BASF Plant Science.
10.31.08
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- health + science,
- agriculture,
- farming,
- produce
food politics
Letter from Terra Madre, Part 1
At the opening ceremony of this international Slow Food conference, the crowd was dominated by small farmers and the under-30 set.
10.27.08
- Keywords
- ragan sutterfield,
- letter from terra madre,
- slow food,
- farming,
- agriculture
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
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Black Gold
The Christensons grow food crops for fuel and are proud of it. The way they see it, their corn creates ethanol and still feeds people.
07.17.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Shunning Conventional Wisdom
Organic farming begins as a way of life, and it is not for the faint of heart.
07.10.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- organics market
food politics
Four Farmers Project: An Advocate for Technology
In this era of industrial agriculture, it is difficult to remember that Dale Hargens is a liberal farm advocate.
07.03.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- environment
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Seafood Solutions, Scary Sugar, and a Costly Bee Crisis
A trade group dismisses sustainable seafood; GM sugar beets will contain 5,000 percent more herbicides; and colony collapse disorder puts $9 billion at stake.
05.09.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- seafood,
- environment
food politics
Politics of the Plate: GM Myths, and Raising Meat Standards
A study shows the surprisingly low yield of engineered crops, and more.
04.29.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- beef,
- meat
food politics
The Gourmet Q + A: John Powell
Gourmet Deputy Editor Jocelyn Zuckerman spoke with the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme about the global food crisis.
04.28.08
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- food policy,
- john powell,
- q + a
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