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Lifestyle
Could Superweeds Mean the End of Genetically Engineered Crops?
Superweeds could be the final nudge needed to prompt an about-face on America’s acceptance of GE foods.
Business
Fighting Famines with Markets: In Ethiopia, an Exchange Empowers Rural Farmers
A modern commodity exchange improved the lot of Ethiopia's smallholder farmers. Now the model is spreading across Africa.
Business
Cape Town's Women Take the Lead in Farm-Focused Social Enterprise
“It took many years to get to the point where black people in South Africa accepted that organic was different and valuable."
Environment
From Kansas to Kenya, Biochar Can Capture Carbon and Improve Soil
Biochar is a version of charcoal that helps permanently capture the carbon that plants suck from the air.
Business
Ending Africa's Hungry Season: How Family Farms Are Driving Development
A social enterprise has found a way to give a leg up to sub-Saharan Africa's subsistence farmers.
Lifestyle
The Planet Will House 10 Billion People, and We Can Feed Them All
Our population is going to grow by 3 billion people in the next century. But if we play our cards right, none of them will go hungry.
Environment
Attack of the Killer Algae? The Risks of Creating Biofuels
When the organisms we're engineering to make biofuels escape into the wild, could they irrevocably alter healthy ecosystems?
Business
New Farmers Markets Provide Health, Jobs Boost
Going to a farmers market this weekend? Thanks! You're helping boost the American economy.
Lifestyle
Big Egg Deal Gives America's Crowded Chickens More Space to Roam
A new agreement with egg farmers could usher in the first federal law addressing the treatment of farm animals. This is nothing to squawk at.
Lifestyle
If You Eat Cows, Why Not Golden Retrievers, Too?
Ever wondered why you jump at a turkey burger but not a swan sandwich? It's carnism. Psychologist Melanie Joy explains.
Environment
You Can't Be an Environmentalist and Eat Factory-Farmed Meat
Factory farming is killing the planet, and it's only getting worse. If you're an environmentalist, it's time to rethink your diet.
Lifestyle
Global Warming Isn't Affecting Your Food Supply. At Least Not Yet.
The heat's not on North America's food supply yet. But that's no excuse to ignore the pressing problem.
Education
Repurposing Abandoned Schools Project Winner: A Farm to Table Urban Food Center
Caroline Hadilaksono turns an abandoned school into an "all-in-one ecosystem" where people can grow, distribute, and enjoy good food. See her design.
Culture
Slideshow: Down, Out, and Surrounded by Sewage in Coachella
Not all of the Coachella Valley is music and parties.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Rescuing the Overlooked Bean
Raspberries and tomatoes are hot favorites at the farmers' market. Turnips and dried beans: not so much. What's a chili-lover to do?
Business
How North Dakota Is Leading the Way in the Fight Against Wall Street
The Roughrider State is leading a populist charge against the stranglehold of megabanks.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: What Happens When You Quit Pre-Med to Become a Farmer?
From pre-med to Greenpeace activist to farmer: Arianne McGinnis wants to make a new system instead of opposing or fixing the existing ones.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Meet Ben, the Would-Be Industrial Designer Turned Plant Scientist
Welcome a new Food Studies blogger to the fold! Ben is learning about bugs, papaya pollination, and new, drought-resistant wheat hybrids in Israel.
