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Farming Shrimp in Corn Country

A white wooden sign with hand-painted, sky blue letters strangely proclaims: "Fresh Shrimp For Sale, Sat 9-12.” Drivers slow down or back up to see if perhaps their eyes have dec...

by Lori Rotenberk
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Does It Matter If Tomatoes Are Ugly?

The UglyRipe tomato is tasty — but the Florida Tomato Committee says it may be too ugly to sell.

by Sarah Rich
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Turn Cow Poop into $10,000? Bingo!

The first year Missoula played Cow Pie Bingo, it was raining; Blessame the cow was not in performance mode.

by Jesse Hirsch
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Eat Your Words: How Literature Shapes Food

Researchers have found that a few seemingly innocent letters or strings of sentences have incredible potential to shape our views. But can they mold global economic systems? The an...

by Carren Jao
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The $330,000 Lab-Grown Hamburger

Who would have thought that the simple act of cooking and eating a burger could generate such a lot of headlines?

by Jenny Linford
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How to Grow Citrus Indoors

For those not lucky enough to live in a climate conducive to citrus, there is a way to grow fresh lemons and oranges. But you’re gonna have to get creative.

by Virginia C. McGuire
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Old Time Farm Crime: The Werewolf Farmer of Bedburg

It wasn’t easy being a farmer in 16th-century Germany. It was even harder when you were accused of being a werewolf who had made a pact with the Devil.

by Andrew Amelinckx
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The Science of Cold Apple Storage

Why the apples you buy at the farmers market may be up to a year old and yet still taste delicious.

by Autumn Giles
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Agriculture’s Story in Song: Q&A with Susan Werner

Susan Werner's new album goes back to her roots, specifically her family farm in Iowa. But this singer, songwriter isn't looking back with rose-colored glasses, or at least she rem...

by Gloria Dawson
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