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 …
Farmer Cartoonist Loses Job Over Cartoon- Update
Update- 7-4-2016: Cartoonist Rick Friday got his old job back along with a new 1-year contract with Farm News: Fired Iowa farm …
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How Does Our Skin Turn Sunlight Into Vitamin D?
Many of us who pay attention have heard the warnings of getting too much sun. Skin cancer rates, in particular Melanoma, have been …
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Remembering Upton Sinclair
Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan— of whom many republicans still revere— it has become fashionable to view the government as …
Harvesting Seaweed
A delightful short film out of France. Directed, shot and edited by Ignacio Lantero, we are transported to the ocean shoreline …