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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare. An acre may provide foraging for cattle, sheep, pigs, laying hens, broilers and turkeys. Today, it is over 51%. When you add in those who are overweight, obese or severely obese that level has increased to over 70%. In the US, we spend about $1.7

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. 64° Reykjavik Distillery, Iceland 64° Reykjavik Distillery continues Iceland’s tradition of foraging and respect for the land.

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Cooking Kudzu: The Invasive Species Is on the Menu in the South

Civil Eats

Spurred by the modern revival of foraging and a renewed social focus on environmental preservation—­emerging from an era of global pandemics and simultaneous climate disasters—­esteemed chefs and everyday people alike have begun working invasive species like kudzu into their recipes. But in the U.S., It’s primarily about the presentation.

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Meet the Virginia Retirees Making Sweet and Smoky Syrup from Fallen Bark

Modern Farmer

This later-in-life endeavor was a natural next chapter for the Millers, who had always been interested in feeding themselves from the land through gardening, hunting and foraging. Twelve years since then, they’ve founded their own operation, Falling Bark Farm, and are two of just a few hickory syrup producers in the world today.

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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

.” The 2018 Farm Bill established the DBII to spur innovation in the dairy industry and address the downward trend in milk consumption nationwide, caused at least in part by the proliferation of other beverages , including plant-based milks. Proper rotational grazing relies on pasture as the primary forage, cutting feed costs.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Our Staff Reporter Grey Moran has a delightful article about foraging , published in Grist, included in the book. smith Slow Drinks: A Field Guide to Foraging and Fermenting Seasonal Sodas, Botanical Cocktails, Homemade Wines, and More By Danny Childs Danny Childs studied ethnobotany in college.

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Coalition letter regarding Science and Risk-based Regulations

NASDA

African American Farmers of California Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Council of Arkansas Agricultural Retailers Association Alaska Farm Bureau American Agri-Women American Bakers Association American Beverage Association American Cotton Producers American Dairy Coalition American Farm Bureau Federation American Feed Industry Association (..)

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