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Factory Farmville: An Online Game's Industrialization
Farmville has turned millions of gamers into virtual small-scale farmers—and it pressures them to embrace Big Agriculture
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Farmville has turned millions of gamers into virtual small-scale farmers—and it pressures them to embrace Big Agriculture
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The demonized drink is about to lose its caffeine—so our writer bought a can and tried to pinpoint why young people love it
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Southern Louisiana looks fine, and the seafood is safe to eat, but shrimpers and oystermen remain threatened
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A Yom Kippur fast isn't just about religion. It can also teach you how abstaining from food makes eating more special.
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The word "Creole" makes summer crops even more exciting. But if the name isn't enough, then shower them with bacon.
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Small, shaggy cows might seem out of place in Vermont, but their full-flavored meat could save a handful of small farms
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What do you call bushels of crabs and oysters, heaps of meat, and a shrine to side dishes? A good time.
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In 1984, David Cusack was murdered. Exporting "the mother grain," did he face its wrath?
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For importers and growers alike, this health food darling has led to nothing but shattered dreams.
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Farmville, a popular Facebook game, allows users to grow e-crops from the comfort of their homes.
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How Facebook, YouTube, and the Associated Press helped a Vermont microbrewery fend off a lawsuit.
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Today, most regional dishes use ingredients from far away. But one delicacy doesn't stray far from its source.
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The author realizes oysters don't have to go with champagne-- they taste pretty good fried, too.
Jewish and Southern food traditions combine in Savannah, Georgia, resulting in dishes like pecan kugel and barbecued brisket.
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The members of the Bull Moose Hunting Society are young, liberal, and hungry for the thrill of the hunt.
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In search of "authentic" Southern food, the author makes a visit to two Savannah institutions.
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Working on a sustainable farm at an Ivy League university, it can be easy to forget the spiritual element of farming. But a minister-in-training who helps out at the farm reminds the author of how agriculture can serve as a a metaphor for faith.
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A book, some friends, and a plenty of coffee are as important to the process as the 30 pounds of charcoal and the big rusted tube of a grill. When you go on an overnight pig roast, the delicious pork at the end is just part of the fun.
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These student farmers make pizza from their own crops. They grow the basil, harvest the basil, put the basil on a pizza, eat the pizza, compost the waste, and spread the compost on next month's basil patch. And they share this recipe so you can make your own pizza at home.
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