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NAFTA’s ‘broken promises’: These farmers say they got the raw end of trade deal
You’ve heard that American agriculture loves trade. And it’s easy to see why: Under NAFTA, American farmers have quadrupled their exports to Canada and Mexico and the two nations rank second and third, after China, as markets for U.S. farm goods. More on this story Read more of our reporting on farms & labor. “American… » Read More
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No offense, American bees, but your sperm isn’t cutting it
Editor’s note: This story is for mature bees only. Seducing a honeybee drone — one of the males in a colony whose only job is to mate with the queen — is not too difficult. They don’t have stingers, so you just pick one up. Apply a little pressure to the abdomen and the drone… » Read More
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Bears Ears Monument Is A Win For Tribal Food Sovereignty. Will Trump Undo It?
Seven years ago, the Navajo tribal council in southeastern Utah started mapping the secret sites where medicine men and women forage for healing plants and native people source wild foods. They wanted to make a case for protecting the landscape known as Bears Ears, a place not only sacred to their tribe, but to many other… » Read More
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How a wild berry is helping to protect China’s Giant Pandas and its countryside
In the cool mountains of the Upper Yangtze region, Chinese villagers clamber up dogwood and maple trees to gather what Dr. Oz has called a “miracle anti-aging pill.” The small, red schisandra berry has a peculiar taste — five tastes, in fact, because it’s considered to be at once sweet, sour, salty, bitter and pungent.… » Read More
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The Long, Slow Trek To Get Americans To Eat Camel Meat
The first time Somali-American chef Jamal Hashi put camel meat on his menu in Minneapolis, it didn’t go well. He tried grinding it into a burger and using chunks of it in a spicy stew, but no matter, the texture was bad and the sales were worse. “It was like chewing on a patty of… » Read More
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