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What the Story of DDT, America’s Most Notorious Chemical, Can …
Jul 6, 2022 · Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT, is a notorious pesticide that was once considered a panacea in the United States. It was unleashed with abundance from the 1940s to the 1960s, used to fight a wide range of agricultural pests and human diseases, but its toxicity and carcinogenicity in animals and humans soon came to light, and the …
The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms
Oct 3, 2018 · Farming. Young Farmers. Across the U.S.—from New England to California—a small but growing movement of farmers is foregoing traditional farm ownership in favor of a cooperative model. In Maine, four Somali Bantu refugees raise crops on shared land at New Roots Cooperative Farm, growing both regional and Somali produce.
After ‘Super Size Me’: In Conversation with Morgan Spurlock
Nov 16, 2010 · In 2004, Morgan Spurlock ‘s documentary film Super Size Me debuted. In it, Spurlock eats McDonald’s food for 30 days straight. This extreme experiment sought to document the adverse health effects of the all-to-common practice of over-eating fast food, using himself as test subject. Indeed, Spurlock gained weight, scared his doctors when ...
400 Years After the Slave Trade Began, Tracing the Roots of …
Dec 5, 2019 · After Emancipation in 1863, African Americans began to write cookbooks that reached the mainstream public. In 1881, What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking included a recipe called “Jumberlie” that looked a lot like modern-day jambalaya. As the dish evolved over time, it was commonly identified by the use of tomatoes or tomato paste, as well as a mix of shrimp, andouille sausage ...
Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others …
Aug 20, 2022 · From Michigan to Massachusetts, people have been thwarted—or even outright banned—from growing food on their own property. But thanks to the concerted efforts of people like Virgil and their legal allies, “right to garden” laws are slowly gaining traction. Such legislation remains scarce at the state level, however—only Illinois and ...
Op-ed: What I Learned from White Oak Pastures—and What Other …
Feb 24, 2022 · My husband John and I moved from San Francisco to Iowa in 2019 to take over his family’s fifth-generation, 540-acre farm, raising cattle and goats on pasture through rotational grazing. What drew us to Southern Georgia was a four-day retreat with the Center for Agricultural Resilience (CFAR), an offshoot of White Oak Pastures (WOP), a large farm known for its commitment to regenerative ...
Kate Nelson - Civil Eats
An Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, Nelson is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis. She's the former editor-in-chief of Artful Living, a top U.S. boutique lifestyle magazine. She's interviewed such luminaries as Padma Lakshmi, chef Sean Sherman, and "Reservation Dogs" creator Sterlin Harjo and written for publications ...
Farming - Civil Eats
Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide. By The Civil Eats Editors. June 20, 2024.
Environment - Civil Eats
The Case for Seafood Self-Reliance. By Ben Seal. Joshua Stoll, founder of Local Catch Network, talks about our current import-export seafood system, the problems it poses in a time of climate change, and how we can start sourcing our own fish.