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Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes
If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery.
March 2009
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- barry estabrook,
- farming
food politics
Oscars® Honor a Community Garden
The Academy Awards nominate a documentary film that looks at the tragedy of a once-verdant plot in South Central L.A.
02.13.09
- Keywords
- margy rochlin,
- health + science,
- film,
- los angeles,
- nutrition/diet
food politics
The Latest National Agriculture Census
Amid all the latest statistics about farms in the U.S., some unexpected and potentially important developments.
02.12.09
- Keywords
- agriculture,
- farms + fish,
- farming,
- produce,
- sam hurst
food politics
The CSA That Isn’t One
To spread the gospel of organic produce, one company is catering to the masses but keeping its core values.
01.06.09
- Keywords
- jane black,
- farms + fish,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- produce
food + cooking
Winter is Coming
This is the sound and smell of fall turning into winter. These are the people who feed my family.
12.04.08
- Keywords
- robert pincus,
- ingredients,
- winter,
- produce,
- farming
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Barren Fields
King Corn stands alone as the last crop, battered and wind swept. The gaudy tassel top hats of August have long since broken off and blown away.
11.20.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Politics of the Plate: GM Birth Control?
A disturbing study suggests that a diet containing genetically engineered corn could have frightening effects on the odds of infertility.
11.19.08
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Hurry Up and Wait
It’s the heart of the corn harvest, and nothing is moving. Farmers worry that their predicament could lead to a genuine disaster.
11.14.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
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
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
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