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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
Letter from Terra Madre, Part 2: Italy’s Farmers Market Shortage
In the land of open-air mercati, there are
surprisingly few places where growers can connect with consumers.
10.31.08
- Keywords
- ragan sutterfield,
- letter from terra madre,
- slow food,
- farming,
- agriculture
food politics
Up Close and Personal with the Genetic Modifiers
My two-day field trip with Germany’s BASF Plant Science.
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.
10.30.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- beef,
- produce
food politics
Letter from Terra Madre, Part 1
At the opening ceremony of this international Slow Food conference, the crowd was dominated by small farmers and the under-30 set.
10.27.08
- Keywords
- ragan sutterfield,
- letter from terra madre,
- slow food,
- farming,
- agriculture
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Pheasant Season
As the farmers grow weary, the great, iconic cultural event of the South Dakota harvest season begins.
10.23.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- poultry,
- produce
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Organic . . . Or Else
That milk your kids are drinking came from a carton that says it’s organic. Mark Kastel wants to make sure that’s true.
October 2008
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- mark kastel,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- farming
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.
10.17.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment
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
magazine
Politics of the Plate: Greens of Wrath
We all want safe spinach. But the measures now being adopted may destroy the land without solving the problem.
November 2008
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