Emma Watson Got Something Wrong About Agriculture Production
May 20, 2016
Actress Emma Watson might be best known for playing “the brightest witch of her age,” Hermione Granger, in the Harry Potter movies, but she has gotten some of her facts…
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Survey: Food Dialogue Gains Momentum; Media Drive Beliefs, Changes
May 11, 2016
[Resource page here] [Download this as a PDF] Survey: Food Dialogue Gains Momentum; Media Drive Beliefs, Changes For Consumers, “Healthy” Means What Isn’t, Rather Than What Is, in Foods (WASHINGTON,…
Our Favorite Breakfast Beverage Is Under Siege
May 3, 2016
A few months back at a family reunion, my mom and I seriously considered hiding the orange juice from the rest of our relatives. We were in Florida, drinking delicious, fresh-squeezed…
Feed the World [VIDEO]
April 26, 2016
There are 7 billion people on the planet, and in 30 years, that number will grow to 10 billion. While the population boom in the last century has encouraged an…
Future of Food, Part III: Your Next Meal, Layer by Layer
April 18, 2016
Third in an occasional series. (See part one and part two.) The bizarre contraption looks like something out of a mad scientist’s lab. A platform hooked up to bundles of…
A (Half) Dozen Reasons to Ignore the Dirty Dozen
April 12, 2016
It’s that time of year- The Environmental Working Group released its annual “Dirty Dozen” list today. The list features twelve fruits and veggies that EWG says have the “highest pesticide…
BPA: What’s Getting Missed?
March 29, 2016
Bisphenol-A, or BPA, has long been an incredible example of just how far chatter can run away from science. We even profiled the BPA “debate” as part of our War…
3 Quotes That Stuck with Me from The Atlantic’s “Resistance: The Antibiotics Challenge”
March 23, 2016
I always look forward to attending events organized by The Atlantic. They are informative, smart, and provide a balanced view of the topic presented. On March 16, 2016, a sold-out…
How People, Water and Agriculture Connect
March 21, 2016
When you think of water, what comes to mind? Is it a cool swig after a hard workout? Is it your beach vacation from last year? Or is it whether or…
Future of Food, Part II: Serving Up Meat, OVER Glass
March 18, 2016
Second in an occasional series. Last month we covered “Foods of the Future” and highlighted some of the new developments in how our food is produced and prepared. Ranging from…