July 29, 2016 Our ignorance about obesity matters I'm referring to our level of understanding about the causes and perils of …
Wanted: A Scholarly Beer Historian
Beer Historian Position Available July 26, 2016Where have all the good jobs gone? Well, this one attracted our eye. The …
The Bastardization of the CSA Name
July 20, 2016 The Birth of Community Supported Agriculture The first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms began in …
Poisoned Farmland— Industrial Marijuana to the Rescue
Growing an unique crop: Industrial Marijuana (hemp) What happens when the largest employer in town is discovered to have killed …
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From Farm to Table – The Food Waste Problem
From the farm to the eaters table — tracking the amount of food waste along the way: A few years back, we interviewed …
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Find Out Which Plant Pollinators To Grow In Your Area
Without plant pollinators- an unthinkable world You probably know roughly that for every 1 out of 3 foods we eat, plant …
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The Parasite Underground
"...scientists are wrestling with germ theory, a cornerstone of modern medicine, and beginning to articulate a more nuanced idea: …
Seed to Kitchen Collaborative
July 8, 2016One of the exciting areas of agricultural research involves the collaboration between plant breeders, farmers, chefs …
Summer Fun – Revisited – video
Summer Fun: Making S’mores In the spirit of summer fun, we decided to republish one of our short videos about a soccer team …
The Science of Nutrition – Be Wary
In 2008, we filmed a talk and interview with Michael Pollan in Portland about his then recent book In Defense of Food. In that …