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Seeds of Discontent
In the ongoing battle between organic farmers and Monsanto, the mega-company recently won a significant round in court. Now what? Julia Savacool reports on the state of the suit and investigates...
04.25.12
- Keywords
- organic,
- Julia Savacool,
- Gourmet Live
magazine
Force of Nature
Don’t tell Fred Kirschenmann that North Dakota is no place to grow crops.
February 2001
- Keywords
- trish hall,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- slow food,
- farm-to-table
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
More News from the GM Battlefront
Proponents of GM crops illogically argue that because there's no proof that bioengineered plants do any harm, there should be no laws prohibiting their use.
10.15.07
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
Politics of the Plate: An Apple a Day
Just make sure it’s an organic apple, if you want to keep the oncologist and cardiologist away.
05.05.09
- Keywords
- health + science,
- farming,
- organics market,
- apples,
- agriculture
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Produce Police
According to a database maintained by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, produce causes more illnesses than any other category of food.
09.24.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- produce,
- legislation
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
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: Turnabout is Fair Play, Monsanto
Percy and Louise Schmeiser, a pair of 76-year-old Saskatchewan farmers, received a Right Livelihood Award—commonly called the "Alternative Nobel Prize."
10.15.07
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook