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‘I’m Farming and I Grow It’ (Video)

By Sarah Shultz for DietsInReview.com Greg Peterson, age 21 and one of the stars of the YouTube viral video "I"m Farming and I Grow It," doesn't have much time for small talk. I got a chance to cha…

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Digging Out What’s Hiding in the Farm Bill

There's a lot of talk this week about the farm bill as the Senate prepares to vote on an amendment that would work for farmers for five years. The bi-partisan legislation is expected to sail through b…

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Food Chain Sheds Light on Farm Worker Exploitation

By Dana Shultz for DietsInReview.com | photo from food chain website There's more interest in food now than perhaps ever before in our nation's history. We want to know what's in it, where it's fro…

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Indiana’s No-Till Farming Revolution

"No-till farming" is gaining ground in the United States. Funded in part by government subsidies, this technique restores nutrients to the soil while reducing nitrate leakage into groundwater -- and i…

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Industrial Agriculture Cannot Feed The World

You've heard it many times: "Organic farming is a nice luxury, not a solution to world hunger." Despite the many rebuttals offered time and time again, this conversation is not going anywhere. Scaremo…

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Falkland Islanders Grow Their Own Food

Falkland Islanders are taking measures to protect themselves from food shortages, as new shipping controls disrupt supplies to the remote South Atlantic archipelago. Photo Credit: ItzaFineDay via Flic…

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‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ Program Deemed Successful

By Lacy J. Hansen for DietsInReview.com The USDA released a report on the 2009 initiative titled, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food. The program was developed to improve coordination between federal…

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80+ Items You Can Compost

By Sayward Rebhal, Networx Home composting isn’t just for farmers anymore! The practice is becoming increasingly popular among urban environmentalists who are eager to cut their landfill contributi…

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Farming Revolution in South Africa

A new project in South Africa is taking organic waste that would otherwise be left to simply decay in garbage dumps and processing it in a special facility belonging to the South African company Relia…

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Certified Naturally Grown: An Alternative to USDA Organic

By Margaret Badore for DietsInReview.com For those of us who want to eat in a manner that's both sustainable and healthy, the USDA Organic label is a kind of gold standard. It ensures that our prod…

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