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Organic Farming vs. Industrial Agriculture: Which Method Wins?

Since 1981, the Rodale Institute has been doing side-by-side trials of organically-grown and conventionally-grown corn and soybeans to see how organic farming really stacks up against industrial agric…

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What is Food Insecurity? An Explanation

Natural disasters, conflict, and international trade rules are all factors in creating food insecurity. Photo Credit: CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture via Flickr. Health Videos…

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The Truth About Frankenfoods

Would you knowingly eat a potato that needs to be transported in hazardous waste containers since every cell contains pesticides? This isn’t food terrorism (at least not the kind we recognize as a cri…

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Local Foods to Feed Our Future

Have you ever had to choose between food or shelter? Recently, I was stunned to find out that, in Clayoquot Sound in British Columbia, Canada, many respondents to a survey on food issues had to choo…

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