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Burning sugar cane pollutes communities of color in Florida. Brazil shows there’s another way.

01.07.2022
Nadia Sussman, ProPublica
A newly approved $7,500 tamale cart brings hope to Los Angeles street vendors in search of an affordable way to legally sell their food
09.06.2021
by Patricia I. Escárcega
They create jobs, open farmers’ markets, and make local food resilient, just, and equitable. Chances are, you’ve never heard of them.
09.01.2021
by Lela Nargi
Scientists are using facial recognition to rapidly identify disease resistance in grapes
08.26.2021
by Jessica Fu
Gardening could be an essential part of astronaut self-care
08.17.2021
by Jessica McKenzie
How biodiversity conservation can help manage future pandemics—for plants and for humans
05.21.2021
by Simran Sethi
How new technology is helping to identify human rights abuses in the seafood industry
02.25.2021
by Virginia Gewin
Once destined for raw bars, 5 million oysters are being rerouted to coastal restoration efforts
02.23.2021
by Lela Nargi
Smaller but made to last: Meet grocery store forecasters, who crunch data into visions of a nimbler industry
02.17.2021
by Rosamund Lannin
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