Unfair fare: Why prices for meat from small local farms are too high
Editor's note: New York part-time farmer Bob Comis sent us a link to a post on his Stonybrook Farm blog for consideration in the Digest, but we liked
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Glean a little goodness: California groups forage for fresh food
This piece about gleaning and foraging groups in California first appeared in the most recent e-newsletter from the Northern California chapter of Buy
Dispatch from Germany: An agroecology student dives deep into organic
By Renee Ciulla Although many days I would prefer to just pick
The lesson of ‘less’: Why ‘The End of the Line’ seafood documentary doesn’t go far enough
By Twilight Greenaway I walked out of the screening of “The End of the Line” feeling deeply uneasy. Most of
The right to bear farms: Severine von Tscharner Fleming, young-farmers champion
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Fujimotos’ departure from Monterey Market a tough blow to local food chain
By Carol Ness Calling Bill and Judy Fujimoto's forced departure on Wednesday from Berkeley's Monterey Market
Nourishing Ohio’s downtowns, through community-food partnerships
North Market in Columbus, Ohio. Creative Commons/Flickr photo by TheeErin.
Foraging and building tomato cages in Oakland
By Stephanie Paige Ogburn I’ve always found store-bought tomato cages to be utterly unsatisfactory. First of all, there’s the aspect of price. How
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Meet menhaden – before this ecologically critical fish vanishes
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A recent California transplant builds a garden with help from fellow zero-wasters & frugalistas
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Parallel universes: A rice farmer’s point of view on U.S.-European GMO attitudes
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Sustainable Pork Smackdown, Pt. 1: Why Bay Area residents should choose Midwestern pork
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Paving over paradise: “The Garden” documents the demise of South Central Farm
By Elise McDonough For more than 10 years, a lush oasis flourished in South Central Los Angeles, surrounded by warehouses
For healthy food and soil, we need affordable health care for farmers
By Steph Larsen When we talk about local food, it means more than just proximity to a farm. We associate supporting "local food" with supporting specific values — such as family ownership, local control,
Biotech & Big Pharma rolling out exciting new holiday products
By Barry Foy When it comes to Christmas cheer, St. Nick has nothing on the big biotech and pharmaceutical firms this year, with the release of an unprecedented number of holiday-related products expected
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