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Dec 12, 2012

Frozen local: How about it?

JoAnne Berkenkamp

As I look at the snow outside my window, I have to admit it: The summer’s bounty of sweet corn and tomatoes is long gone, but the demand for local food keeps chugging along—particularly among K-12 schools that are eager to keep their Farm to School program going even after the snow flies.

Dec 11, 2012

Frozen Local: Strategies for Freezing Locally Grown Produce for the K-12 Marketplace

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Dec 10, 2012

Dr. Martha Herbert on autism, diet and the environment

Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs communication and social interaction. It is a whole body disorder, with immune system difficulties and often includes physical health problems such as gut disturbance, allergies, and seizures.  One in 88 children is now diagnosed with autism in the U.S., compared with 1 in 150 in 2000. 

Dec 10, 2012

Autism, Environment and Diet: Questions and Answers

IATP

Q: What causes autism?

Dec 10, 2012

Risky Business: The future of agriculture

Sophia Murphy

Hard on the heels of Oxfam’s Food and Gender Discussion Blog, in which ten experts provided ten views over ten days intended to reframe food security from the perspective of women’s rights and women’s agency comes another Oxfam online forum for debate on agriculture called "The Futu

Dec 7, 2012

Thousands call on FDA to stop turning a blind eye to antibiotics squandered in animal feed

A week ago, with most of us still digesting election results—and our turkey—a critical deadline passed in the struggle to convince the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull back the veil of ignorance around how antibiotics are being fed or given to pigs, chickens, turkeys and cattle animal agriculture.

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