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Gummi bear bratwursts are a crime against nature (but apparently taste sort of OK)
This should be a rule about food: If you wouldn't put two things in your mouth at the same time, they should not be combined into a single food.
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As corn crops shrivel, Americans look to a savior: Facebook
The USDA projects the lowest corn yield since 1995 -- unless Facebook users get going with rain dances.
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Can’t-miss summer reading for sustainable food fans
From academic anthologies to personal journeys, here are some of the latest books fueling the good food movement.
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The pool of water under the Midwest is being sucked dry. The drought is making it worse
People are overusing naturally occurring aquifers the world over. This has massive implications for food production in the near future.
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How to keep the 2012 drought from draining your wallet
Diminishing corn supplies could drive fuel prices up, power plants could heat up important bodies of water, and dry weather could force homes and farms to compete for water. Here's what you can do to ease the pressure.
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Court to FDA: 35 years is too long to procrastinate on curbing antibiotics in meat
The Food and Drug Administration found in 1977 that heavy use of antibiotics in livestock was causing problems -- and it still hasn't done anything about it.
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Global food prices spike as stockpiles fall — and rain doesn’t
The impacts of the U.S. drought have begun to spread globally, thanks in large part to soaring corn prices.
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Food, Inc. chicken farmer is free as a bird [VIDEO]
After leaving the indentured servitude of contract chicken farming, Carole Morison has a new farm and a new lease on life.
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Going for the green: Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin could medal in gardening
Despite what you hear about Olympians and their heavy diets, Coughlin eats mostly vegetarian and raises fruits, vegetables, and chickens in her backyard in Lafayette, Calif.
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Make delicious popsicles out of booze, goat cheese, and jalapenos
We all loved the Good Humor ice cream truck, but let’s be realistic: Good humor is for children, children with a naive understanding of the world and its woes. What […]
