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A growing number of doctors are telling obese patients to increase the quantity of fresh fruits and vegetables they eat.

Ah, yes, the Purple Haze. We’d recommend a nice vibrant sauvignon blanc to go with that.

In the protected land of Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park, fruits, vegetables and herbs grow abundantly. Turkeys, goats, pigs and even the occasional human call this land home. They’re part of Countryside Initiative, a program to bring the area back to its agricultural roots.

A collection of cool farm and food events offered around the world during the month of June.

Is the future of beer manufacturing a robot that is probably also a real fun pal?

The grains you see at your average grocery store are just the tip of the silo. Have you ever had freekeh, or amaranth, teff? If not – or if you’re unsure of what to do with exotic-sounding grains like these – Maria Speck is here to show you the way.

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The Fruit Hunters , a 2012 documentary by Montreal filmmaker Yung Chang based on the book of the same name by Adam Leith Gollner, is now streaming on Netflix. It’s the kind of documentary that explores an obscure fascination – it illuminates and celebrates something that most of us view as everyday, standard fare.

Finally, the bond between sheep and man gets its own movie.