The Ration A News21 food and health reporting project by UC Berkeley School of Journalism

A News21 food and health reporting project by UC Berkeley School of Journalism

Featured Stories

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman
Food Deserts

Who Moved the chips?

By Annie Mathews
Featured Stories

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

By Vanessa Carr and Carl Nasman

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

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Nutrition

Snack addiction; allergy ballads; calories you can get for a dollar; veggie Rx; and more.

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A Nutritional Facts Label for the People, By the People

INFOGRAPHIC: Grandma Had Better Tomatoes

INFOGRAPHIC: Calories vs. Price

Farming

Pesticide poisoning; an open source tractor; filming big ag; hippie farmers; and more.

See all Farming stories.

Radishes in Suburbia

How Can We Keep the People Who Harvest Our Veggies Healthy Too?

Will the EPA help doctors fight pesticide poisoning?

Food Deserts

Are they over-hyped? A food program revamps mini-marts; Walmart; and more.

See all Food Deserts stories.

VIDEO: A Farm in New Orleans

Who Moved the chips?

Walmart Prepares to Storm the Desert

Business of Food

An aspiring superfruit; freeze-dried food for survival; fast food ads in Spanish; and more.

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Restaurant Gardens a Boon to New Farmers

Away at Food Camp

On Television, Latino Children See More Unhealthy Food Ads