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Plants are poison — and that just may be why they keep us healthy
Toxins in produce may be the key to why fruits and vegetables do us so much good, according to new research that challenges our thinking about antioxidants.
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Millions alive today would have to die before the paleo diet could take over
There's some sensible thinking behind the trendy diet, but it's fueled by a "press reset" mentality that distracts us from more realistic solutions to food problems.
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Slaughter-free milk is great for cows, but not the environment
Just think about all the methane those geezer cows emit during their long retirement.
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California’s next oil rush might be surprisingly delicious
Olive trees don't take much water to produce lots of healthy oil. Plus, when you make it locally, you can actually taste the difference.
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Hospital food gets a locavore makeover
Illness aside, most hospital food is enough to make you want to barf. But that's finally starting to change.
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Five reasons why kelp could be the next kale
Once we all start getting tired of kale, seaweed could step up to the plate as America's favorite superfood.
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Vermont’s dirty secret: Free-ranging cows are crapping in the water supply
The EPA has put the state on probation until it figures out a way to stop dairy farms from polluting streams, rivers, and Lake Champlain -- the water supply for a third of Vermont's population.
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California farms are sucking up enough groundwater to put Rhode Island 17 feet under
Here are four key takeaways from a new report prepared for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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Is organic food healthier? A new analysis adds … a question mark
A new study sums up all the other studies about the health impact of eating organic and finds that it remains a mixed (compostable) bag.
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A growing appetite for local food sends us back to our root cellars
Don’t want to buy carrots grown in Timbuktu? Good news: Local farmers may have a few tucked away underground.
