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Urban farmers confront zoning regulations in, around Kansas City

By Ethicurean • on November 9, 2009

Plowing up zoning restrictions: As urban farming grows, so do conflicts between city zoning laws and farmers. The Kansas City, Mo., City Council is looking

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Out of conservation, back to production

By Ethicurean • on November 7, 2009

Good soil deed about to be uprooted: Millions of acres of environmentally sensitive lands are being pushed out of the federal Conservation Reserve Program

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Genetically modified corn growers not obeying rules designed to maintain pest resistance

By Ethicurean • on November 5, 2009

Stop bugging me: As many as 25% of the American farmers growing genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal rules intended to maintain

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Oakland has 1,200 acres of public land

By Ethicurean • on November 2, 2009

Ready, set, grow!: A new report released today by UrbanFood.org, with support from the HOPE Collaborative and City Slicker Farms, has identified 1,200

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Special Digest: Have a raw milk shake, “he said/she said” style

By Ethicurean • on October 30, 2009

These are frothy days for the debate over access to unpasteurized milk. Business-reporter-turned-raw-milk-blogger David Gumpert has a new book out, "

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The “hourglass” problem of getting small-farm Vermont meat to Vermont consumers

By Ethicurean • on October 30, 2009

"Freedom and Unity" for sustainable meat!: Kudos to reporter Kathryn Flagg and the Addison Independent for their two-part series on slaughterhouses in

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Bill and Nicolette Hahn Niman on why they mourn a dead cow

By Ethicurean • on October 30, 2009

All about Eve: Moving piece by sustainable meat's power couple on why they cried when they found the daughter of one of their favorite cows unexpectedly

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Big Meat has tantrum over Oct 15 Michael Pollan talk at CalPoly

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Outside culinary advice helps revamp school lunch

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Oklahoma v. poultry companies case gets underway

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