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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.
Barry Estabrook
11.12.08
Keywords
barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
health + science,
agriculture,
farming
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.
Sam Hurst
11.07.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
farms + fish,
agriculture,
produce
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: George McGovern

The former senator on the spiritual motivation behind his work on hunger issues, and the challenges in store for President Barack Obama.
11.05.08
Keywords
jocelyn c. zuckerman,
food policy,
q + a,
george mcgovern,
agriculture
food politics

Up Close and Personal with the Genetic Modifiers

My two-day field trip with Germany’s BASF Plant Science.
Jocelyn C. Zuckerman
10.31.08
Keywords
jocelyn c. zuckerman,
health + science,
agriculture,
farming,
produce
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Value-Added Agriculture

It’s one of the great slippery ideas of modern farming: Take a primary crop, like corn, and use it in a way that makes a more valuable product.
Sam Hurst
10.30.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
beef,
produce
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Pheasant Season

As the farmers grow weary, the great, iconic cultural event of the South Dakota harvest season begins.
Sam Hurst
10.23.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
poultry,
produce
food + cooking

Cool Greens

You don’t have to know science to enjoy cooking winter’s greens, but it doesn’t hurt, either.
Robert Pincus
10.22.08
Keywords
robert pincus,
ingredients,
winter,
fall,
produce
food politics

Four Farmers Project: Waiting for the Rain to Stop

Don’t let the huge machinery fool you. Family farming is one of the last bastions of manual labor in America.
Sam Hurst
10.17.08
Keywords
sam hurst,
four farmers project,
agriculture,
produce,
environment
food + cooking

A Different Kind of Fall Foliage

’Tis the season of cauliflower, which can lead to many good things.
Robert Pincus
10.15.08
Keywords
robert pincus,
ingredients,
fall,
produce,
vegetable
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: Mark Kastel

The co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute talks about the spiritual side of organics, and why he can’t wait for a change in the Oval Office.
10.15.08
Keywords
david tamarkin,
farms + fish,
q + a,
mark kastel,
organics market