NEW DELHI -- Two men have been arrested in central India for allegedly killing a 7-year-old girl and cutting out her liver in a ritual sacrifice to en...
Posted 12.01.2011
Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs arou...
Donna Henes | Posted 01.23.2012
This Thanksgiving let us remember that we are part of the vastly diverse and potentially functional family of humanity.
Julie Brothers | Posted 01.10.2012
First Stop? The Rodale experimental farm in Kutztown, PA. They are celebrating their 30-year study comparing the difference between organic and conventional crop yields and the impact on soil conditions.
Donna Henes | Posted 11.27.2011
The fall, when the long hard labor of the growing and reaping seasons is finally finished and when the storehouses are as full as they will ever be, is an especially appropriate time to begin the year.
Ali Berlow | Posted 11.22.2011
Picking corn, I mulled it all over. How sorely disconnected we are from our food from where it comes from, how it's grown, who grows it, even how to cook it to who gets access to it.
Michael Tulipan | Posted 11.01.2011
hough celebrated for centuries, the origins of Le Biou are a mystery. It was first documented in 1665 by the town council due to a dispute over the amount of grapes being used.
Donna Henes | Posted 09.28.2011
Midsummer marks the glorious bounty of the ripening season. But how can we, separated from the agricultural process appreciate the atmosphere of the season which we cannot see?
Daniel Klein | Posted 09.25.2011
This week we had the great pleasure of making a dinner with writer/chef Samin Nosrat (formerly of Chez Panisse) at the famed Tartine Bakery. The bake...
Daniel Klein | Posted 07.04.2011
Last spring I had the pleasure of following the farm-to-market process with one of the "successful" upstart organic farms in Minnesota. Laura and Adam...
AP | Posted 05.28.2011
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Eva Longoria says she wants to be the voice of thousands of silent children working in deplorable conditions around the wo...
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
Throughout world mythology, the goddess of the good ground, the grain, the autumn harvest, has been appropriately portrayed as a knowledgeable mature woman of the world.
Posted 05.25.2011
Looking for a quick getaway? Pack a weekend bag and hit the road to the Wisconsin Dells' Autumn Harvest Fest. The fest takes place Oct. 16 to 17 and...
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
At the harvest, one can easily imagine that the Earth Goddess has offered up Her life in the form of the fruits of the land, and that in doing so, commits the supreme sacrifice.
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
Autumn is inexorably associated with ripe maturity, harvest and death, as well as the implicit understanding of an eventual rebirth, the offer of resurrection.
Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011
With the image of the beast in mind, yes, my first bite was met with hesitation. But the mild flavors and exciting textures made the geoduck's ugliness a lot less intimidating.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011
The tea industry has an ugly history of deforesting, damaging biodiversity, and using pesticides. To promote more enlightened sipping, we asked five experts to name their preferred brew.
Tina Traster | Posted 11.17.2011
No one wants a turkey-less Thanksgiving. I resigned myself to a meal at someone else's house, cringing at the sight of a gravy-dripping bird proudly displayed in the center of a dining room table.
Jean-Charles Boisset | Posted 05.25.2011
As we make wine in one of the most economically trying times in recent history, I predict that among those who prosper in these tough times, we will find a shared philosophy and a commitment to a triple bottom line.
AP | NATASHA T. METZLER | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama welcomed fifth-graders back to the White House garden Tuesday to pick the lettuce and peas they helped pl...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
Many will appreciate Fork In The Road's altruism, and it would be refreshing if Neil Young disciples dedicated whole projects like this to the causes of their hearts.
AP | Posted 01.02.2012