Does cheap food lead to obesity? Does the US Farm Policy lead to cheap food? I assumed farm subsidies were part of the reason food, especially processed food and fast food restaurant food so cheap. This story offers a surprising view of why our food is so much cheaper. Listen to the entire NPR report [...]

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Want your child to love veggies? Start early. Very early. Research shows that what a woman eats during pregnancy not only nourishes her baby in the womb, but may shape food preferences later in life. Listen to the full NPR report here. Things like vanilla, carrot, garlic, anise, mint — these are some of the [...]

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The typical American uses 99 gallons of water a day for activities like washing clothes, bathing, toilet-flushing and cooking. But that amount doesn’t even come close to the amount of water used on a daily basis by electrical power plants. Each day, coal, nuclear and natural gas plants use about five times the amount of [...]

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The Diane Rehm Show on NPR recently had a discussion by experts on both sides of the issue of genetically engineered salmon. Very good interview reveals and discusses all the issues and implications on both sides. Listen (or get a transcript) here: The Pros and Cons of Genetically Altered Salmon.

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From an email forwarded to us: Who can make seed-saving an awe-inspiring and absolutely necessary topic of conversation? The passionate Bill McDorman, President of Seeds Trust and the no-holds barred Mike McGrath, former editor of Organic Gardening Magazine and host of the syndicated NPR show You Bet Your Garden! Listen this Saturday as Bill and [...]

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The price of raw milk paid to farmers has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years. Dairy farms are going under across the country, and a few dairymen have grown so desperate they’ve taken their own lives. As the crisis deepens, criticism grows that dairy giants are trying to monopolize the industry, to the [...]

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Here’s a book recommendation from National Public Radio. Beat This! by Ann Hodgman happens to be a cookbook, but it’s also a humor book, a self-help book and a kind of bible. From NPR – It is a happy day when I am asked to publicly recommend a book. It is also a dilemma. When [...]

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