food
Some Chinese buying organic to avoid food contamination -- but is it enough?
The Chinese are becoming more and more fond of purchasing organic produce--but not so much for the health benefits but because it can help them hopefully avoid tainted foods.
Teacher goes undercover, anonymously blogs about a year of eating school lunch
Sarah Wu, a teacher in Chicago Public Schools, ate school lunch for a year and blogged about it anonymously. She's revealed herself and is now out with a new book, Fed Up With Lunch.
Boston man launches urban composting program
Andy Brook couldn't find a job so he created his own — and he's helping his neighbors too. He created an urban composting program to help city dwellers compost their food waste.
The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Hunger
New census data shows that 46 million people live in poverty in the United States. That's about one out of every six Americans.
Chef describes last meals for death row
Texas recently ended last meals for death row inmates -- in this interview, a chef talks about how he has prepared last meals for some 200 inmates on Death Row in Texas prisons.
Cantaloupes contaminated with listeria cause 16 deaths
Listeria outbreak the country's deadliest of food related illness in more than a decade -- as many as 72 people have fallen ill and 16 have died.
Dumpster diving to live off America's food waste
Jeremy Seifert scavenged in dumpsters behind grocery stores and found perfectly edible food -- he started eating it and feeding his family with it -- even his pregnant wife.
The next trendy wine destination: Kosovo?
Kosovo's wine doesn't have much name recognition outside of the region, though it's been making wine for some 2,000 years, but some are hoping to change that.
How organic food saved a hard-luck, Vermont town
Journalist chronicles how the hard-luck town of Hardwick, Vt., prospered thanks to a local organic food movement, but ironically, residents can't afford organic food prices.
Factory farms may be breeding drug-resistant bacteria
Overuse of antibiotics on animals is leading to fears that factory farms are creating drug-resistant pathogens, like the staph infection, MRSA.
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