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August 10, 2011

A tale of two droughts

The US agriculture system is prepared to help farmers through the current severe drought, avoiding mass rural migration. But a famine in Somalia has caused ...

August 3, 2011

Classic Crop Breeding Outperforms Genetic Engineering

Press of Atlantic City By Margaret Mellon and Doug Gurian-Sherman By 2050, the world will have to feed 9 billion people, adapt to climate change, ...

July 18, 2011

Food in Dry Times

An old North Dakota farm is a laboratory for growing food when water runs short. Yes! Magazine by Frederick Kirschenmann I learned the important lessons ...

July 6, 2011

Farther Afield

What Is Shiga Toxin Phage – And Why It Can Be Lethal Tom Willey T & D Willey Farms None of us can remain unconcerned ...

June 23, 2011

BOOK REVIEW: Barry Estabrook’s ‘Tomatoland,’ an indictment of modern agriculture — Washington Post

The Washington Post By Jane Black Barry Estabrook’s ‘Tomatoland,’ an indictment of modern agriculture Lucas Mariano Domingo came to the United States from Guatemala hoping ...

June 10, 2011

Cheap Food: Not What’s for Dinner Anymore?

Welcome to the era of neocolonial agriculture Mother Jones By Tom Philpott Remember when gas was a dollar a gallon? The era of the fast-food ...

June 7, 2011

The High Cost of Cheap Meat

The New York Times The point of factory farming is cheap meat, made possible by confining large numbers of animals in small spaces. Perhaps the ...

May 20, 2011

For Bob Hill, Growing Bananas Has Certain A ‘Peel’

Morris Plains gardener does what others say is “impossible.” Morris-Plains Patch, New Jersey (link no longer available) By Liz Alterman When Bob Hill set out ...

May 4, 2011

Environmental/Food Activists Appeal to USDA Advisory Board to Protect Wild Salmon

Good morning, my name is Buzz Hofford. I’m speaking as a Trustee for PCC Natural Markets, a certified organic chain of nine stores here in ...

April 28, 2011

Bacteria in Supermarket Meat: One More Argument for Organic Beef

Yahoo News (this link is no longer available) Karen W. Wyman COMMENTARY | Findings from a recent study are making a case for organic meat. ...

April 20, 2011

How to Save a Trillion Dollars

The New York Times, Opinionator By MARK BITTMAN In the scheme of things, saving the 38 billion bucks that Congress seems poised to agree upon ...

March 4, 2011

Today’s Food System: All Drugged Up

Huffington Post By Laurie David       [It’s worth noting that antibiotics are prohibited in the production of organic food.] The next time you’re feeling sick, think ...