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Politics of the Plate: The Price is Wrong
Call them elitist if you will, but panelists at a recent sustainable-food conference make a strong case for why food should cost more.
05.20.09
food politics
Slideshow: Space Food Through the Years
From freeze-dried powders to freshly picked greens, dining in orbit has come a long way.
05.20.09
- Keywords
- farming,
- agriculture,
- health + science,
- christy harrison
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Humane Beings
Thanks to new regulations and consumer demand, the market for humanely raised animal products is about to take off.
05.18.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- labeling,
- farming,
- agriculture,
- barry estabrook
food + cooking
The Gourmet Q + A: Tom Standage
The author of An Edible History of Humanity explains why food is the driving force behind many events that shaped the world as we know it.
05.14.09
- Keywords
- tom standage,
- culinary culture,
- q + a,
- agriculture,
- lynn andriani
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
wine + spirits + beer
Oh, The Eaux-De-Vie
Checking in on the American Distilling Institute’s conference: The subject is fruit brandy.
04.30.09
- Keywords
- brandy,
- spirits,
- agriculture,
- max watman
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Ground Zero for Swine Flu
Recent reports indicate that the emerging epidemic could be linked to unsanitary conditions at a factory hog farm.
04.28.09
- Keywords
- food safety,
- health + science,
- farms + fish,
- pork,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Tension Builds Between Organic Dairy Farmers And Processors
The kumbaya era is over: Organic agriculture is now large enough to face some of the same systemic problems that conventional agriculture struggles with every day.
04.27.09
- Keywords
- food policy,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- agriculture,
- sam hurst
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Oh, Deer
In the name of food safety, California farmers have been waging a needless war against native wildlife.
04.15.09
food politics
Organic Milk Overload
The growth of the organic-food market has hit a recession-related roadblock—the downward spiral of overproduction and lower prices.
04.13.09
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- agriculture,
- industry
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