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The True Cost of American Food
April 14th-17th 2016, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
The Sustainable Food Trust is hosting a major international conference to address one of the most critical barriers preventing sustainable food systems becoming mainstream–the failure of current food prices to reflect the true costs and benefits of food production.
Speakers include Eric Schlosser, Anna Lappé, Saru Jayaraman, Tom Philpott, Kathleen Merrigan, Joel Salatin, and many more! Civil Eats readers save 25% (promo code: CivilEats25). Register
here.
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Tools for Women, by Women
By
Stephanie Anderson Witmer on April 5, 2016
Green Heron Tools makes ergonomic shovels and other tools designed to reduce injuries and make farming more efficient for all women.
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Evidence that Monarch Butterflies Should be Listed as Endangered
By
Doug Gurian-Sherman on April 4, 2016
New research shows that the butterflies may be more vulnerable to extinction than we previously thought.
 Grow
Up! How to Transform Your Roof into a Garden or Farm
By
Annie Novak on April 1, 2016
The founder of Brooklyn's Eagle Street Rooftop Farm tells you what you need to know.
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Talk: Searching For Real Solutions to Food Appropriation
By Cathy Erway on March 31, 2016
The Sporkful’s latest series makes a valiant effort to take a deeper look at 'other people’s food.' But some critics say real change will take more than conversation.
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Gold on Sustainability, Food Tribalism, and Eating “Lowish” on the Food Chain
By
Anna Roth on March 30, 2016
The LA Times food critic is the subject of 'City of Gold,' a new documentary about restaurants, criticism, and Los Angeles.
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the News That's Fit to Eat
By
Krista Holobar on April 1, 2016
BPA is still in cans, Whole Foods’ move to slow-growing chickens, and California’s minimum wage boost.
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