A Homegrown Campaign To Recognize The Sweet Potato In Alabama
Alabama is considering a bill to make sweet potato the state vegetable after a proposal from an unlikely group of high school students.
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Dates Like Jesus Ate? Scientists Revive Ancient Trees From 2,000-Year-Old Seeds
Researchers in Israel have grown date palm trees from ancient seeds found at the same site as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Those trees might soon produce fruit, re-creating the taste of antiquity.
Pesticide Police, Overwhelmed By Dicamba Complaints, Ask EPA For Help
Across the Midwest, millions of acres of farmland have been damaged by dicamba, an herbicide that can harm crops not engineered to withstand it. There are so many cases, regulators can't keep up.
Germany Has A New Receipt Law — And Bakeries Are Getting Sweet Revenge
The policy is known as Kassengesetz, and it's meant to increase transparency and prevent tax fraud. Critics say it just creates mountains of wasted paper, and shops are complying in creative fashion.
Crooks Go All-Out To Take Home The Grand Fries In 'McMillions'
HBO's latest documentary series explores an enormous conspiracy to steal the winning game pieces from McDonald's' best-known promotional game.
When McDonald's Was A Road To Black Liberation
The historian Marcia Chatelain's new book, Franchise, outlines a forgotten history of McDonald's as a site of social protest and a mechanism black entrepreneurs hoped might spur black liberation.
In Northeast Spain, Catalonia Kicks Off Green Onion Season
Winter barbecues are a tradition in Catalonia. Instead of meat on the grill, it's locally grown onions. Family and friends get together to grill and eat the onions with a traditional Catalan sauce.
Making Super Bowl Guacamole? Be Careful To Avoid The Pits Of An Avocado Hand Injury
The Super Bowl is a big day for guacamole, which could also mean more ER visits. A recent study links avocado consumption to hand injuries.
Miami-Inspired Dishes For Your Super Bowl Party
The 54th Super Bowl will take place in Miami on Sunday. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with award-winning chef, Michelle Bernstein, about Miami-inspired dishes to make for a Super Bowl party.
The Modern Mocktail: 3 Distinctive Nonalcoholic Drink Recipes
How to make three nonalcoholic cocktails that will have your guests asking for another round. Also, learn some basic tenets of what makes a delicious mixed drink (with or without alcohol).