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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), Pesticide use has increased more than 150%. calories consumed come from ultra-processed foods.

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

To help you find a winemaker, distiller, or brewer to support, Food Tank is highlighting 20 producers and programs bringing sustainable sips to glasses around the world. Mijenta grows agave without pesticides or herbicides. SPILL, Sweden SPILL , Gotland Spirits’ second label, is a vodka made entirely from food waste.

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Opinion: Why the Farm Bill Isn’t Prioritizing the Right Things

Modern Farmer

Farm income, yields and food availability have all increased tremendously since the inception of the Farm Bill in 1933, in line with its original intent. But a closer look at our food system reveals many challenges. The efforts to truly create sustainable food systems do not go far enough.

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The whole dam truth

Food Environment and Reporting Network

An array of pesticides, including dicamba and clothianidin, have been found to damage the bees’ health in a variety of ways, weakening their immune systems, for instance, and slowing their reproductive rate. They are fed substitutes for their natural foods of pollen and nectar so they will quickly repopulate the hive to be ready for almonds.

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A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Food Environment and Reporting Network

An array of pesticides, including dicamba and clothianidin, have been found to damage the bees’ health in a variety of ways, weakening their immune systems, for instance, and slowing their reproductive rate. They are fed substitutes for their natural foods of pollen and nectar so they will quickly repopulate the hive to be ready for almonds.

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The deep roots of Mexico’s trade dispute with U.S. over GMO corn

Food Environment and Reporting Network

An array of pesticides, including dicamba and clothianidin, have been found to damage the bees’ health in a variety of ways, weakening their immune systems, for instance, and slowing their reproductive rate. They are fed substitutes for their natural foods of pollen and nectar so they will quickly repopulate the hive to be ready for almonds.

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Trouble at sea

Food Environment and Reporting Network

An array of pesticides, including dicamba and clothianidin, have been found to damage the bees’ health in a variety of ways, weakening their immune systems, for instance, and slowing their reproductive rate. They are fed substitutes for their natural foods of pollen and nectar so they will quickly repopulate the hive to be ready for almonds.

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