The American Agriculture Industry is Making (a Little) Room for Luxury Fruit
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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...
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?
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.
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.
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.
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...
A Model for Reconciliation Over Raw Milk?
A Michigan workgroup report with an unsexy title may hold the answer to resolving the thorny question of how consumers can legally obtain raw milk.
We tracked down Badamsuren, a Mongolian camel herder in his mid-50s, to learn a bit more about his day-to-day life.
Ham-Fisted: Banker Forks Over Big Dough for Perfect Pig
G. Chris Andersen is in the premier league of Wall Street investment bankers. But now? Now he is obsessed with creating the perfect pig.
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