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Avocados Are About to Get Way More Expensive
The UK, where avocado sales have climbed by 25 percent in the last year alone, is getting it the worst.
These University Students Are Swapping Booze for Beekeeping and Vegetables
Sustainability initiatives that see university grounds given over to beekeeping, chickens, and vegetable-growing in a bid to create "edible campuses" are becoming increasingly popular with British students.
How Shells From World War I May Be Contaminating Food in Northern France Today
Officials have discovered that land now used to grow crops was used a century ago to dismantle more than 1.5 million shells, which contaminated the soil.
$7.50 for a Day’s Work (Extra Scene from 'The Fruits of Cheap Labor')
In this extra scene, a 52-year-old farm worker receives her daily wage for picking strawberries in northern Mexico. Her salary is $7.50 — plus a marshmallow.
Leaving Their Kids Locked Up (Excerpt from ‘The Fruits of Cheap Labor’)
In this excerpt, VICE News visits a slum serving as an illegal hotel, where day laborers leave their children unattended as they head out to find work in the farmlands of Sinaloa.
The Fruits of Mexico's Cheap Labor
VICE News heads to northern Mexico to investigate the working conditions on farms, where day laborers and their children handpick crops in 100-degree heat, earning as much in a day as their US counterparts make in an hour.
The Way Americans Eat - The Business of Life (Episode 8)
Can organic foods, GMOs, and greater access to fresh food save us? For the answer, we turn to a panel of experts, featuring Frederick Kaufman, Danielle Nierenberg, and Katherine Mangu-Ward.
The way Americans eat - The Business of Life (Season 1, Episode 8)
We find out why American's are obsessed with food, and how that effects us as consumers.
The Way Americans Eat - The Business of Life (Episode 8 Trailer)
Can organic foods, GMOs, and greater access to fresh food save us? For the answer, we turn to a panel of experts, featuring Frederick Kaufman, Danielle Nierenberg, and Katherine Mangu-Ward.
You Can Now Buy Ugly Produce at a Discounted Price
"Imperfect Produce" wants us to eat the ugly fruits and vegetables that we had been nonchalantly throwing away.
This Box of Meat Could Save Britain’s Butchers
The "meat box," a package of fresh sausage, steak, and mince shipped directly to customers from farms with onsite butchers, is so much more than male genital-related banter.
Cartagena's Mercado de Bazurto Isn't for Beginners
The Mercado de Bazurto is a giant bustling market for some of the freshest fish and produce that Colombia has to offer. Better still, you'll find everything but tourists here.