Organic Gatorade: It's Still Loaded With Sugar, Folks
A beverage created in the laboratory now has a better-for-you organic version. But nutrition experts point out, this sports drink is still loaded with sugar and calories.
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Robin Ha's New Cookbook Mixes Korean Cuisine With Comics
Korean-American artist Robin Ha's first cookbook is filled with recipes she learned from her mother. And appropriately, it's a comic book. Ha talks and cooks with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
How GMOs Cut The Use Of Pesticides — And Perhaps Boosted It Again
There's new and detailed data on the impact of genetically modified crops on pesticide use. Those crops replaced insecticides, and, at first, some herbicides. But herbicide use has rebounded.
Your Dilapidated Barn Is Super Trendy. Just Ask HGTV
Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?
Minnesota Cracks Down On Neonic Pesticides, Promising Aid To Bees
Minnesota's governor has ordered new restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been blamed for killing bees. Many details of the plan, however, remain to be worked out.
With Water In Short Supply, One California Farmer Grows Feed Indoors
The extended drought in California has farmers looking for ways to use less water. Among them, growing feed indoors using hydroponics. The new diet is making some Central Valley sheep very happy.
Banned From National Forest, For-Profit Mushroom Pickers Go Underground
Last year's forest fires have produced a bumper crop of coveted morel mushrooms in Montana's northwestern forests. But the Forest Service isn't issuing commercial licenses in some prime picking spots.
Jollof Rice: West Africans Dish It Up With A Hefty Serving Of Smack Talk
Jollof rice is a celebration dish in West Africa. Each country in the region has its own take — and the rivalry over which version reigns supreme is constant fodder for a delicious war of words.
Why California's New Farmworker Overtime Bill May Not Mean Bigger Paychecks
California lawmakers just passed a landmark bill that would make farmworkers eligible for overtime if they work more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. Some farmers say they can't afford that.
Northeast Farmers Grapple With Worst Drought In More Than A Decade
This year, many fields are bone dry — and that has many farmers in the region thinking about how to manage their land, their animals and the water that is there.