ColumnA virus threatens a spike in bacon prices. Shouldn’t we be more concerned about the food system that got us…
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“Why Am I Not a Vegetarian?”: Foodie Underground
ColumnEven if we’re not vegetarian we have to be thinking about our meat consumption. There has been a repetitive …
USDA Allows China To Process Chicken For U.S. Consumers
The USDA approved four Chinese plants to process chicken that will be sold in the U.S. without any country of origin lab…
Will Eating Chicken Wings During Pregnancy Affect Your Child’s Penis Size?
If ever there were a reason to 86 the chicken wings from your football party, this would be the one. In a letter to the …
Ag Industry Leaders Turn to Hollywood to Influence Public Opinion
Agribusiness spinmeisters reach new level of sophistication. I recently received no fewer than three press releases (plu…
The Green Plate: Animals in Glass Houses Don’t Need Video Exposés
ColumnReintegrating food production into our communities will increase transparency in the food system. Unless you buy e…
The Green Plate: What Every Meat Eater Should Know About Humane Certifications
A few years ago, on a tour of a small village in Vietnam, we were taken to a small farm compound, where the residents ma…
The 10 Least Green Government Subsidies
Urban sprawl, pollution, over-consumption, deforestation…like it or not, U.S. taxpayers are still paying for all o…