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Few people would willingly pitch themselves headfirst into a chicken cage, but Jane Howorth did so without hesitation.
12 Vintage Pictures of Cattle Branding
The practice of cattle branding has been around since ancient Egypt, but it was the American cowboy that would make it famous.
A Local Moveable Feast: Notes From Paris
France’s capital has long been a culinary mecca — but new ideas and new innovations are re-inventing the Parisian food scene.
Top Shelf: Mexican Booze Steps Up
Just a decade ago, small-batch Mexican liquor had what you might call a “limited global presence.” But now restaurants from Beijing to Copenhagen stock hundreds of small-batch tequilas and mezcals.
Miller Time: Grist & Toll Leads LA’s Local Flour Movement
At a moment when corporate conglomerates are poised to control nearly all grain processing in the U.S., a small but growing confederacy of independent millers across the country is working with farmers to source and grind fresh flours for local customers.
This Solar-Powered Toilet Could Be a Lifeline for Rural Farmers
Colorado-based SolChar is changing the way we look at poop.
Sticker Shock: Vermont First State to OK GMO Labeling
First introduced in the 1990s, genetically modified crops are optimized in the lab for countless reasons, such as improved shelf life and nutrition, or resistance to drought and fr...
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