Inside The Life Of An Apple Picker
It's apple-picking time. For some of us, that's casual recreation. For tens of thousands of people, though, it's a paycheck — and one stop in a migratory life.
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Vegetables Take On Office Doughnuts When Farms Connect With Workers
Farm To Work in Texas offers a new twist on community supported agriculture: farmers deliver boxes of produce to workplaces. Similar farm-to-office programs are taking off in other states, too.
The Startling Racial Divide In Pay For Restaurant Workers
At fine-dining places, white workers overwhelmingly fill jobs with the heftiest salaries, while Latinos, blacks and other minorities have jobs with pay closer to the poverty level, a study finds.
Grand Theft Vino: Higher Wine Prices Are Attracting More Thieves
Wine theft is on the upswing — particularly of very high-end, irreplaceable bottles. Some restaurants and wineries have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of wine in a single heist.
Cooking With Disabilities: An Exercise In Creative Problem Solving
In a perfect world, everyone with a physical disability would have a kitchen fully adapted to their needs. But such remodels can be pricey. In many cases, small DIY-solutions help keep people cooking.
Can Beck's Be Labeled 'German' If It's Brewed In St. Louis? No, Judge Agrees
When is a German beer not actually German? When it's brewed in St. Louis by Anheuser-Busch. A settlement was approved Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit over Beck's packaging.
As Schools Buy More Local Food, Kids Throw Less Food In The Trash
Kids in America's schools are eating more local food, although it makes up only a small part of the average meal. Advocates say local food doesn't have to cost more, but buying it does take more time.
'Farm To Air'? Why JetBlue Is Farming At A New York Airport
JetBlue is growing produce right outside its terminal at JFK International. It's the first airline to build an urban farm at a U.S. airport. But will passengers ever get to harvest or eat the food?
Subway Joins The Fast-Food, Antibiotic-Free Meat Club
The chain says it will shift to buying only meat from animals that weren't fed antibiotics. It's set to serve antibiotic-free poultry by the end of next year, but beef and pork may take until 2025.
Rice Finds A Welcome Home In Wisconsin Paddies
A Marquette University scientist slogged through more than 200 rice varieties to find the most promising few; he then subjected those to real Wisconsin weather on rooftop paddies outside his lab.