Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Farming and fishing in collaboration

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The work of recent Friedman School graduates Amanda Beal and Ellen Tyler is covered in an online Tufts Now article by Julie Flaherty. What ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Loss of genetic diversity in food production

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Whether using GMO or conventional technologies, plant breeders and animal scientists require good sources of genetic diversity to improve th...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Some economic benefits and costs of vegetarianism

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Vegetarian diets generally are the most economical way to acquire food energy and protein, according to a 2009 article in the Agricultural ...
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Unreasonable complaints about local food

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From Arnold Kling at EconLog : Ed Glaeser writes about another one of my pet peeves, locavorism. I always tell locavores that they should ...
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Transparency in the food service contract for DC schools

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Journalist and Slow Cook blogger Ed Bruske has been digging tenaciously -- like the gardener he is -- for information about rebates in the ...

House bill would cut food assistance programs, protect farm subsidies

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According to the Associated Press summary, the appropriations bill passed by the Republican-led House of Representatives would cut WIC and i...
Thursday, June 02, 2011

USDA unveils new plate-shaped MyPlate graphic for dietary guidance

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USDA's new food plate , unveiled today, makes a great impression.  It communicates proportionality in frank terms, just like the origin...
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