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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
Four Farmers Project: A Storm in America’s Heartland
On the Great Plains, farming has the feel of war and chaos, with Mother Nature and the international commodity markets providing the “shock and awe.”
06.27.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce
food + cooking
The Pennsylvania Snack Belt
Pretzels, chips, and more: a tour through the nation’s snack capital.
06.26.08
- Keywords
- ted anthony,
- culinary culture,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- vegetable
food politics
Politics of the Plate: The Dead Sea, the FDA’s Failures, and Toxic Gases
Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea risk extinction; the salmonella outbreak reveals the FDA’s shortcomings; and the two surprising sources of destructive gas.
06.13.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- seafood,
- agriculture
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Rotten Tomatoes
A produce expert on how salmonella found its way inside tomatoes and sickened 145 diners across the U.S.
06.11.08
food politics
Danger Fields
Farming in the developing world is never an easy occupation, but for farmers in Laos there is a particularly grave complication.
06.09.08
- Keywords
- karen coates,
- farms + fish,
- asia,
- agriculture
food politics
Politics of the Plate: David 2; Goliath 0
The latest salvo in the battle between an organic industry watchdog and the largest U.S.–based distributor of milk and dairy products.
05.30.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- dairy
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Burger Justice, a Pesticide Faux Pas, and Fuel for Debate
Now that the USDA has terminated its survey of pesticide use, there’s no way of knowing which pesticides are being sprayed on American crops; and more.
05.28.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- beer
food politics
The Clear Effects of Global Warming
Sobering words from an ecologist at Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Foods Institute.
05.21.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- sustainability,
- environment,
- farming,
- agriculture
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