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: Lost in Sprawl

By Thomas Gorman
Featured Stories

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman
Featured Stories

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

By Vanessa Carr and Carl Nasman

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

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Nutrition

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

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Eat a Carrot and Call Me in the Morning

A Nutritional Facts Label for the People, By the People

EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK

Farming

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

See all Farming stories.

VIDEO: The Farm

Will the EPA help doctors fight pesticide poisoning?

VIDEO: GMOrganic, A Botanical Love Story

Food Deserts

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

See all Food Deserts stories.

Who Moved the chips?

Walmart Prepares to Storm the Desert

INFOGRAPHIC: Soundscape of a Fresno food desert

Business of Food

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

See all Business of Food stories.

VIDEO: The Dark Future of Food Advertising

VIDEO: The Politics of Food

INFOGRAPHIC: Mapping Global Food Spending