La Cocina: A Food Business Incubator For Immigrant Women
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by Alex Chambers
5y ago
Since 2005, San Francisco's La Cocina has helped low-income entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Some went on to recognition from the prestigious James Beard awards. A new book tells their stories ..read more
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How Almonds Went From Deadly To Delicious
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by Alex Chambers
5y ago
In a new study, researchers pinpoint the genetic mutation that transformed almonds from toxic and bitter to tasty and sweet ..read more
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Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels
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by Alex Chambers
5y ago
Grocery stores are full of food with labels like organic, cage-free or fair trade that appeal to a consumer's ideals. But there's often a gap between what they seem to promise and what they deliver ..read more
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Farmers Markets And Whiteness
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by Kayte Young, Indiana Public Media (eartheats.org)
5y ago
How accessible is your farmers market to people of color or to shoppers with low incomes ..read more
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Midwestern Farmers Resist USDA Efforts to Bring Agencies Closer
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by Alex Chambers
5y ago
Indiana is on the short list for two key agencies that the USDA plans to relocate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s moving the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Economic Research Service out of Washington D.C. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says that will ensure the USDA is the most efficient and ..read more
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Unapproved Genetically Modified Wheat Found In US — Again
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by Taylor Killough
5y ago
A wheat strain resistant to the weedkiller glyphosate - more commonly known as Roundup - was found growing wild in the northwestern United States for the fourth time since 2013 ..read more
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EPA Lifts Requirements For Livestock Farms To Report Waste Pollution
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by Chad Bouchard
5y ago
A new EPA rule will exempt requirements for farms to report pollution from animal waste ..read more
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Organic Farming Has A Plastic Problem
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by Alex Chambers
5y ago
Many organic farmers rely on plastic as a form of mulch, but it ends up in landfills. Biodegradable plastic could help, but some worry about its long-term effects on soil health and the environment ..read more
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Kelp Has Been Touted As The New Kale, But It Has Been Slow To Catch On
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by Alex Chambers
5y ago
While the seaweed has a lot of things going for it in terms of nutrition and climate friendliness, the lack of infrastructure to process it and people's tastes have not been quick to adopt it ..read more
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Bringing The Process To The People With Taco And Tamale Pop-Up Ex Voto
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by Josephine McRobbie
5y ago
Nixtamaliztion is a method of processing corn. Ex Voto uses this method to make masa for their tamales and tortillas ..read more
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