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Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. The last place most of us look to for useful information is television soap operas. But...

By Ronit Ridberg This is the first of three parts of an interview with Baldemar Velasquez, President and Founder of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee. In Part One, Mr. Velasquez describes the biggest challenges and abuses farm...

In this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Chuck Benbrook, Chief Scientist at the Organic Center. Name: Chuck Benbrook Affiliation: The Organic Center Location:...

Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. For a farmer in a hot country like Sudan, a big harvest can end up being just a big waste. A fresh tomato off the vine will only last about 2 days in the...

Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet and written by Christi Zaleski. Leaving Gambia’s capital city, Banjul, you’ll find a group of women standing road side offering up oysters for 15...