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Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: February 24, 2017

How Food Looks Before It's Harvested

Some of it is almost unrecognizable compared to what ends up on your plate. You might be surprised – see if you can guess what these plants are! ...

Appears in: Farmers

Author: Kyla Schnellert • Date: January 1, 2017

Where Does Your Food Come From?

Chosen as the winner of the 2014 Social Impact Film Award, "Food Chains" reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets. if you'd like to learn more a...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: December 29, 2016

Meatless Burger Sells Out First Weekend In San Francisco

A black bean or mushroom burger might not convince an ardent meat lover to go vegetarian, but the Bill Gates-backed ‘...

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Author: Jan Lee • Date: December 28, 2016

Building Sustainable Neighborhoods Through Community Composting

Composting is almost as old as farming itself. While sprawling, state-of-the-art commercial composting facilities near metropolitan areas in California, ...

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Author: Selena DeVries - Healthbean Nutrition • Date: December 14, 2016

Fall Carrot and Squash Soup

I love the fall because it means soup season has arrived. If I had it my way at home, we would be eating a lot of delicious, homemade soup dunked with gluten free bread! But, alas, this is not what my husband prefers every si...

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Author: GINA-MARIE CHEESEMAN • Date: December 13, 2016

New GMOs Kicked Out of U.S. Organics Guidelines

The National Organic Standards Board voted unanimously last week to update its U.S. standards to ban ingredients derived from new genetic engineering techniques from certified organic products. ...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: December 6, 2016

Sonoma County Voter Success Leads To Largest GMO-Free Zone In U.S.

On election day, voters in Sonoma County successfully banned the cultivation of genetically modified crops! It’s taken some time for word to spread due to the focus on Presidential-elect D...

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Author: Victory Gardens • Date: November 28, 2016

DIY : How To Grow An Organic Vegetable Garden - EPISODE 5: Garlic

Have you ever dreamed about being able to eat your own produces, grown a few meters from your kitchen? If yes, it's time to start thinking about making your own organic garden. Our fri...

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Author: Luann Pouliquen • Date: November 25, 2016

How The Food You Eat Affects Your Brain

When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night...

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Author: Riya Sander • Date: November 23, 2016

Future Food Trends to Watch in 2017

The fast food industry is changing. Most customers want to purchase healthy snacks from restaurants and healthy vending machines. Healthy foods are more expensive, but many customers are willing to spend their money on pric...

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Author: Victory Gardens • Date: November 21, 2016

DIY : How To Grow An Organic Vegetable Garden - EPISODE 4: Winter Gardening

Have you ever dreamed about being able to eat your own produces, grown a few meters from your kitchen? If yes, it's time to start thinking about making your own organic garden. Our fri...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: November 18, 2016

California Becomes First U.S. State To Ban Plastic Bags

25 million single-use plastic bags are discarded every day in California. This new law aims to benefit the environment and all wildlife. In July of 2015, Hawaii made headlines when it ...

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Author: Victory Gardens • Date: November 16, 2016

DIY : How To Grow An Organic Vegetable Garden - Episode 3: Seeds and Transplants

Have you ever dreamed about being able to eat your own produces, grown a few meters from your kitchen? If yes, it's time to start thinking about making your own organic garden. Our fri...

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Author: Lela Nargi • Date: November 15, 2016

Saving Crop Diversity From Inside a Frozen Mountain

Since 2008, deep inside a mountain on a permafrost-crusted archipelago near the North Pole, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been open for bus...

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Author: Rochelle Minagawa • Date: November 15, 2016

Be Bold and Homebrew Your Booch!

Do you love kombucha but aren’t loving how much it’s costing you? It’s easier than you think to experience the health benefits of kombucha in the comfort of your own home AND you’ll save a ton. ...

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Author: Amanda Froelich • Date: November 14, 2016

Tree-Shaped Vertical Farms That Grow 24 Acres Of Crops

By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to reach 9.7 billion people. Already, 795 million people go to bed hungry each evening....

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Author: Kevin Espiritu • Date: November 11, 2016

Best Food Preservation Methods for This Season

While harvesting fresh food from your garden might not be in the cards for the next few months, there’s no reason you can’t still eat fresh food from the garden. The secret? Food preservation. ...

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Author: Kevin Hill • Date: November 10, 2016

The Future of Farming and Agriculture

Thinking about investing in farming? Then this is what you need to know about the future of farming and agriculture. The agricultural sector has witnessed massive changes, particularly sin...

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Author: Anna Guth • Date: November 9, 2016

“Boat-to-School” Programs Source Fresh Seafood for Students

A few years ago, Alan Lovewell had a vision. He wanted to replace the bland, deep-fried anonymous “fish” served in school cafeterias with flavorful, locally caught seafood&mda...

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