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India and the Hidden Consequences of Nutrition Transition 27 Aug 2013 | 02:08 pm
In India today, hordes of people under 30 line up outside McDonald’s to order the Chicken Maharaja Mac: India’s beef-free version of the Big Mac. Fast food and sodas are “all the rage now,” in the cou...
Faces and Visions of the Food Movement: Patrick Holden 26 Aug 2013 | 02:08 pm
Patrick Holden is a true visionary in the sustainable food movement. Based in the United Kingdom, he works internationally and locally. Patrick was director of the Soil Association from 1995-2010 and ...
Live Longer, Cut Out the Crap 23 Aug 2013 | 02:03 pm
Bolivian indigenous farmer Carmelo Flores made global headlines this week as “the oldest person to have ever lived.” Though that claim has yet to be verified, part of Mr. Flores’ story is that he attr...
Food Sovereignty: The Real World Food Prize 22 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
In the Basque Country—an autonomous community in Northern Spain—the official unemployment rate for young people lingers around 40 percent, but some estimate it might be even higher. It’s a region wher...
Childhood Obesity: Turning the Ship Around 21 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Three days ago I met Tae-Young Nam. He’s a recent University of Wisconsin grad, who studied pre-medicine in college, and spent last year serving in Chicago public schools as a teaching assistant with ...
Don’t Have a Cow: Unless You Read This Book 20 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
So you’ve tried raising chickens and bees and now you’re ready to take your animal husbandry skills to the next level. How about a cow? According to Joann S. Grohman, author of Keeping a Family Cow, t...
Big Changes Coming to School Vending Machines 19 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently finalized its updated nutrition standards for snacks and beverages sold in schools through vending machines, school stores, a la carte, snack bars, a...
L.A.’s Ron Finley Wants to Make Gardening Gangsta 16 Aug 2013 | 02:02 pm
In 2010, Ron Finley planted a garden on the 150-foot-long curbside strip outside his house in South Central Los Angeles. The produce — tomatoes, kale, corn, you name it — was free for the taking, a...
The Summer’s Top Bee Stories 15 Aug 2013 | 02:08 pm
If you’ve had a hard time keeping up with all the bee news buzzing around lately, you’re not alone. In honor of National Honey Bee Day, this Saturday, we’ve collected the latest in pollinator news you...
Heroic Endeavors: Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) 14 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
The movement toward simpler food can be complicated. Entrepreneurs looking to start farms, farmers’ markets and food hubs quickly learn that when it comes to starting and running one – on top of the d...
