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Get Ready for a Taste of the Brazilian Drought in Your Coffee
What climate change in Brazil means for how your cup of morning joe is going to taste.
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.
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.
Forget the gym, this summer hit the farm if you’re looking to bulk up.
No Spring Chickens, Hens Help Heal Elderly
Hold onto your eggs, chickens might be the newest trend in therapy animals.
The Illustrated, Odd and True Tale of Dave’s Killer Bread
From the son of an organic breadmaker to felon to breadmaker back to (alleged) felon: the story of Dave Dahl.
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