food politics
Politics of the Plate: How Sweet It Isn’t
A study reveals the link between fructose and obesity; the Girl Scouts roll out their least healthy treat yet; and more.
08.01.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- health + science,
- seafood
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Hail + Drift
Our farmers continue to sleep with one eye open to the nightmare rumble of late-night thunderstorms. Hail falls, pollen drifts, and a wandering bull heads west.
07.31.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- vegetable,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Dark Horizons
Human civilization has thrived in regions where climate has been steady and benign. But farming on the Great Plains is full of surprises.
07.24.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- vegetable
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Fighting Words
A new study says that conventional crops trump organic ones. Here’s why you can’t trust the claim.
07.23.08
food politics
Campaign Cookies
Candidates’ wives are high-level political operatives without a lot of free time. So why do we expect them to don aprons and bake?
07.22.08
- Keywords
- laura shapiro,
- food policy,
- culinary culture,
- dessert,
- cookie
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Breathing a Little Easier
The EPA finally enacts regulations on five common fumigants that kill virtually every living thing in the soil.
07.18.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- farming,
- agriculture
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Black Gold
The Christensons grow food crops for fuel and are proud of it. The way they see it, their corn creates ethanol and still feeds people.
07.17.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- vegetable
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Food Safety Lapses
Why the FDA can’t solve the salmonella mystery; a synthetic additive slips into “organic” chicken; and more.
07.16.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- meat,
- produce
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Pig Bugs and Fish Farms
Virulent bacteria invade the nation's hog barns, and the Bush administration plans offshore fish farms that also happen to benefit the oil industry.
07.11.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- pork,
- seafood,
- farming
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Shunning Conventional Wisdom
Organic farming begins as a way of life, and it is not for the faint of heart.
07.10.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- organics market
