Climate Food and Agriculture
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Are your urban veggies really toxic?
A recent Cornell study found alarming levels of lead in NYC-grown vegetables. Should we be freaked?
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Watch out, NYC, your backyard carrots might be pumped full of lead
The study found five out of seven garden plots had unsafe levels of toxic metals in the soil. Gulp.
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Relax — California isn’t about to dump pesticides on organic farms
A new state report outlines some edge-case scenarios, but mostly, California's pest control strategies do a good job of protecting the interests of green farmers.
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California’s new coffee farm isn’t your average joe
Jay Ruskey is the first farmer in the continental U.S. to grow coffee commercially. Here's what that means for the future of coffee.
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There must be 50 ways to prep potatoes
Too often overlooked in a world of more beautiful vegetables, potatoes deserve to be shown off, starting with this Rösti.
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The Amish: Makers of jam, fine cabinetry, and polluted rivers
Their small, pastoral farms belie an outsized impact on streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. Now the feds are cracking down.
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This tool-lending library brings the sharing economy out of the city and onto the farm
Instead of shelling out big bucks for specialized machinery, food producers in Maine can now join a lending library of farm tools.
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Is snacking on a scorpion sexy?
Enter SexyFood, a French startup that's trying to get you to eat bugs -- hopefully with more success than we've ever had.
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Farm life without modern tech looks beautiful and backbreaking
A stunning video shows just how beautiful the Ethiopian landscape is -- and just how demanding the farm work is.
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Scary maps show how bad California’s water shortage is
Just how bad is California's water shortage? Really, really bad, according to these maps.
