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Healthy Food, California Get Short Shrift in Farm Bill | Environmental Working Group

ERG study: California produces 12% of US agricultural output, but only gets 5% of farm bill spending.

90 Percent of Corn Seeds Are Coated With Bayer's Bee-Decimating Pesticide | Mother Jones

Philpott on the pesticides that likely are killing the bees: neoicotinoids, which are on 90% of corn seeds now

Can FarmersWeb Help Local Food Go Mainstream? | Food+Tech Connect

Check out this interview with founders of FarmersWeb, a new online tool connecting farmers and wholesale buyers.

Amazon.com: Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character (9780307393753): Jack Hitt: Books

Jack Hitt's wonderful new book, Bunch of Amateurs, just published. The book he was born to write.

A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity - NYTimes.com

A mathematician's take on the obesity epidemic: it's the food, stupid-- or rather, how much of it we produce.

For Them, a Great Meal Tops Good Intentions - NYTimes.com

Do chefs have a political role, or obligations? Not according to these two great ones. Aesthetics trumps all.

The Full Yield: Blog

First of many interesting responses to HBO's "WEight of the Nation." Capitalism is the problem.

Super weeds no easy fix for US agriculture-experts | Reuters

A wave of superweeds rolls over America's farmland: Thank you Monsanto.

Pepsi Levies a Sin Tax on Its Workers - Businessweek

Pepsi's double standard: no soda taxes, but they tax employees who smoke. Hmmm....