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Lexicon of Sustainability - GMOs
Lexicon of Sustainability - GMOs
GMOs are Genetically Modified Organisms. They are created when scientists take the DNA from one plant species and add it to the DNA of another. It is likely that GMOs are in what you eat and what you...
Lexicon of Sustainability - Food Security
Lexicon of Sustainability - Food Security
The politics and culture of food are often expressed in terms of food security and food sovereignty. These two terms are often used interchangeably, even though they mean different things. Erika Allen...
Lexicon of Sustainability - 57 - The Average Age of a Farmer
Lexicon of Sustainability - 57 - The Average Age of a Farmer
The average age of the American farmer is 57. Where will we find the next generation of greenhorns (young American farmers) and how will they be trained for these green collar jobs? Food education isn...
Lexicon of Sustainability - Terroir
Lexicon of Sustainability - Terroir
Judith Redmond of California’s Full Belly Farm explains that food is more than what you eat. Food carries with it an undeniable sense of place, and the French even have a word for it: it’s called terr...
Lexicon of Sustainability - Urban Farming
Lexicon of Sustainability - Urban Farming
By the end of the 20th century, nearly 80 percent of Americans lived in urban areas. And they no longer knew who grew their food. Then something happened. Across America, an urban farming movement beg...
Take a Walk on the Wild (Edibles) Side - California Matters
Take a Walk on the Wild (Edibles) Side - California Matters
Follow Mark Bittman as he takes a walk on the wild side with two UC Berkeley researchers as they pick and taste edible weeds from the streets of Oakland. By collecting data on their interactive websit...
Lexicon of Sustainability - Story of an Egg
Lexicon of Sustainability - Story of an Egg
Can learning the meaning of a single term actually help change the food system? David Evans and Alexis Koefoed think so. These poultry farmers explain the real story behind such terms as “cage free,”...
The Roots of Organic Farming on Campus - California Matters
The Roots of Organic Farming on Campus - California Matters
Tag along with Mark Bittman as he explores the lush 30-acre farm at UC Santa Cruz. Since 1967, the institution has offered a hands-on apprenticeship program to people from all walks of life who are ea...

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