Tag: Food Security - Page 4
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9 Super Vegetables to Plant in Your Garden Today for Better Health
All vegetables are not created equal. Some, through natural breeding methods, pack even more vitamins than normal -- and you can grow them in your backyard.
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CDC Report: Food Imports Responsible for Half of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
New CDC reports shows that food imports are up and half of food-borne illnesses are from imported foods.
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Shopping Cart Racers Raise $35K for Organic Garden on Chicago's South Side (VIDEO)
A crazy shopping cart race known as the Chiditarod hit the streets of Chicago with decorated shopping carts and costumes -- with big money results.
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Lawmakers Push the FDA to Regulate Arsenic in the Food Supply
Congress sends letter to the FDA calling for set standards for arsenic and lead in food products.
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Californians Fight for the "Right to Know" if GMOs are in Their Food
Should GMO foods be labeled? Californians are hoping to put the issue up for a vote in 2012.
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Why is a Purple Tomato Better than a Big Red Tomato?
Diane Ott Whealy recommends taking a stroll through the garden to explain "genetic diversity."
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How Walmart Turned Its Weak Urban Image Into a Public Interest Campaign Against Food Deserts
The USDA's "corporate-friendly definition makes sure only the opening of a large national grocery chain can eliminate a food desert, a situation that Walmart is using to its advantage."
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$330,000 Artificial Hamburger Slated for October
Dutch researchers create 'synthetic' meat strips from a thumbnail's worth of stem cells. By October they hope it will be a hamburger.
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Plantagon Breaks Ground On Their First Vertical Farm
Three years ago I thought it was just vaporware, but something is being built in Sweden.
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Exclusive: Mark Bittman on his New e-Book, Cooking Solves Everything (Interview)
The recently published e-book is Bittman's latest foray into helping readers understand the transformative nature of the simple act of cooking.
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No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King
Taco Bell, McDonald's and Burger King abandon Pink Slime.
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Bumper 2011 Grain Harvest Fails to Rebuild Global Stocks
With little arable land around the world left unfarmed and with ever more mouths to feed, farmers face an uphill climb in their efforts to feed the world’s people.
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BC Farmer Saved From Jail By Voters
BC farmer Dirk Becker avoids jail time and is redeemed by voters in municipal elections.
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£400 Million Later, and All UK Eggs are Free-Range or From "Enriched" Cages
Effective January 1, British eggs are not from battery-farmed hens.
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10 Most Popular Slideshows of 2011
The top slideshows of the year include a photographer's amazing encounter with a leopard seal, the world's biggest bugs, and more.
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The Week in Pictures: Naked Protesters, Canada v. Chiquita Bananas, and More
A naked woman on a giant dinner plate in Barcelona protested animal killings. We also have the battle over the use of Canada's tar sands oil, Banksy's latest, and more.
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International Food Aid Now Sourcing More Local Ingredients
Companies and organizations are trying to use more locally-sourced ingredients, and employ more local people, when manufacturing food aid products.
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Genetically Engineered Safety Act: The New Food Safety Bill?
The Genetically Engineered Safety Act is intended to prevent the biological contamination of our food supply.
