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Show #991: Our Beginning Farmers Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include a quick look at the rapidly aging demographic of U.S. farmers; who among the young will take it upon themselves to feed the nation; and where beginning farmers will get the resources they need to succeed.

Show #552: Foods of Color Jan 17, 2016

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When it comes to food, white could be beautiful, but mostly its not! Topics include the impact white foods, like sugar and flour, have on our diet; why government policy encourages consumption of white foods; and what foods of color add to our diets.

Show #754: TOO SAFE FOR FAMILIES Jan 17, 2016

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In the name of safety, the federal government is establishing rules that will prohibit teens from working on family farms. This leads us to ask…

Show #789: ANIMAL RIGHTS & WRONGS Jan 17, 2016

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When the video was released showing the downer cows being slaughtered inhumanely, the federal government closed the California abattoir. This leads us to ask…

Show #996: INDUSTRIAL OR ORGANIC Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include the fundamental differences between industrial and organic agricultures; what studies reveal about the respective productivty of each agriculture; and speculation as to which agriculture might best feed our future. Guest: UC Berkeley Co

Show #727: THE WHITE WAVE Jan 17, 2016

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Amish farmer Dan Allgyer has been arrested by the Food and Drug Administration for selling fresh whole milk across state lines. The FDA’s police action leads us to ask…

Show #559: The $100,000,000 Mouse Jan 17, 2016

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The Preble’s jumping meadow mouse has been listed as an endangered species since 1998. Recent genetic tests, however, suggest it may not be a species at all! This leads us to ask, “Should we continue to protect the Preble’s mouse?̶

Show #722: FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BUSCH Jan 17, 2016

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During the peak of a brutal afternoon commute, when smog oppressively cloaked the sun, I had been passing alone through a singularly dreary tract of suburb, and at length found myself, as the commute wore on, within view of a melancholy Budweiser beer pla

Show #497: Who's Hungry Now? Jan 17, 2016

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They say that, where obesity is becoming the major health issue, more and more are going hungry. This leads us to ask, "Who is hungry now?" Topics include the demographics of hunger in America; reasons why the incidence of hunger appears to be increasing

Show #1024 : Rating Whole Foods Ratings Jan 17, 2016

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Whole Foods Market wants to rate its food good, better or best, so long as its farmers pay for their ratings. This leads us to ask: How should Whole Foods Responsibly Grown ratings be rated? Topic include why Whole Foods instituted an entirely new food