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Raising a Stink: Pig Manure, or Poison?
The stench of industrial hog farms, laced with noxious compounds, is grounds for serious nose holding—or a lawsuit… More »
Barry Estabrook is a former contributing editor at Gourmet magazine. He is the author of the recently released Tomatoland, a book about industrial tomato agriculture. He blogs at politicsoftheplate.com. More
The stench of industrial hog farms, laced with noxious compounds, is grounds for serious nose holding—or a lawsuit… More »
Following a bluefin tuna victory, environmentalists are trying to keep Jaws off our plates and out of our soup bowls… More »
Since the '90s, hundreds of migrants have been enslaved in the Sunshine State. A new exhibit reveals their plight.… More »
Today, the USDA unveiled grants to support farmers' markets. Only $5 million, but advocates are excited.… More »
Industrial meat thrives on low-level doses of antibiotics, but according to new research, so do "superbugs"… More »
A new film reveals everything you never wanted to know about your favorite fish—for example, sea lice.… More »
Europe has long banned atrazine, but thanks to the EPA, this herbicide is a Midwestern favorite.… More »
Awarding the label to an overfished salmon, the Marine Stewardship Council only shows its own decline.… More »
You're already a bluefin bleeding heart, but it's time to start caring about the little guy: the vanishing albacore.… More »
That carton might not be quite so pure. As feedlots loom, will new rules defend small farms?… More »
Can rising demand for local, sustainably raised meat push the USDA to legalize on-farm processing?… More »
Because of poor weather, growers are receiving state fundsbut the workers get next to nothing.… More »
Vermont's dairy industry employs thousands of illegal workers who log 80-hour weeks and live in isolation.… More »
Once shunned for being environmentally unsound, the seafood is now approved by sustainability experts.… More »
U.S. rice harvest was ruined when trace amounts of genetically modified crop ended up in the fields.… More »
The scientist who created the first synthetic meat says it will help the environment. But how does it taste?… More »
San Francisco gives away fertilizer to residents. Why public health advocates are worried.… More »
With aquaponics, fish and plants are raised together in a mutually beneficial environment.… More »
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers still meets resistance as it tries to get farm workers a living wage.… More »
After an regulatory committee failed to place a ban on catching it, the author wonders if the fish has a future.… More »
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