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The Farm Bloc

The Senate Committee on Agriculture is responsible for U.S. farm policy as we know it—but Kirsten Gillibrand, the committee’s newest member, may help push it in a better direction....
02.25.09
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Beeting the System

Sugar from GM beets could soon be finding its way into our foods—but 73 grocers and food manufacturers have pledged to avoid it.
02.24.09
magazine

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
travel + culture

How to Help Australia

The devastating fires this month have ruined lives and livelihoods. Here’s how to help.
02.20.09
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
food politics

Agriculture + Food in Obama’s Stimulus Plan

A look at how farm and food programs will—and won’t—benefit from the President’s $825 billion plan.
02.02.09
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
food + cooking

Koeze’s Peanut Butter Revolution

The trials of taking an industrial-scale food business back to its artisanal roots.
12.01.08
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
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
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