Organic food

Organic vegetables in the supermarket

A new study strongly suggests eating a diet of organic foods can lower cancer rates

Breast cancer rates were 35 percent less in older women and lymphomas were 70 percent less among high consumers of organic food, a major study has found.

A new study strongly suggests eating a diet of organic foods can lower cancer rates
Bulk food bins

A new store opening in Brooklyn aims to reduce food and packaging waste

A new store opening in Brooklyn aims to reduce food and packaging waste
Fruits and veggies

Your favorite produce probably comes with a side of pesticide

Your favorite produce probably comes with a side of pesticide

Vertical lunch: To increase food production, crowded Singapore looks up

Vertical lunch: To increase food production, crowded Singapore looks up

GMO Food Labeling

GMO Food Labeling

Author finds Americans eating healthier -- despite higher food prices

A new book looks at America's packaged and industrial food world and just what makes processed food so tempting to us. But, according to the book's author, even despite the accessibility of processed foods, more Americans today are changing their eating habits to be healthier.

Author finds Americans eating healthier -- despite higher food prices

Jobs scarce, more Italians volunteering on organic farms

Italy's unemployment rate is more than 10 percent, but among the young, it's vastly worse. Perhaps 35 percent, or worse. So a growing number of young Italians, and a few others who are out-of-work, are turning to the country's organic farms, where they can learn a skill, and keep a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs.

Jobs scarce, more Italians volunteering on organic farms

Unemployed Italians Try Organic Farming

Some of Italy's unemployed have taken up an offer of free room and board in exchange for doing volunteer work - on organic farms. Reporter Christopher Livesay explains why thousands of Italians have signed up to be farmers.

Unemployed Italians Try Organic Farming
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Organic Farming in China

China may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about places that American organic farmers could learn from. American advocates of a safe and sustainable food chain learned a few things on their recent trip to organic farms near Beijing.

Organic Farming in China

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.

Some Chinese buying organic to avoid food contamination -- but is it enough?
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Why Some Chinese Worry That Buying Organic Isn't Good Enough

Middle-class Chinese worried about food safety in their country are starting to buy organic. But in a culture where you can get fake organic certificates, some worry that buying organic isn't good enough.

Why Some Chinese Worry That Buying Organic Isn't Good Enough

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.

How organic food saved a hard-luck, Vermont town

Fake organic foods proliferate from China

Think those "organic" strawberries from China are better for the environment? Think again.

Fake organic foods proliferate from China
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New study links ADHD to pesticide exposure

A study published yesterday in the journal Pediatrics links pesticide exposure in children to a diagnosis of ADHD. When chemicals are everywhere, how can we keep ourselves and our children safe?

New study links ADHD to pesticide exposure

Local eating in a global world

Exploring how far eating locally-grown or organic foods gets us in building a globally sustainable food system.

Local eating in a global world