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 Farm

By Brooke Minters and Kate McLean
Featured Stories

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

By Thomas Gorman
Featured Stories

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman

VIDEO: The Farm

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Rethink the Food Label: A project by News21

Nutrition

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

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The Food Industry Tries to Redesign the Nutrition Label: Fails

Food Labels: EU Sets New Mark, Help Rethink Ours

INFOGRAPHIC: Calories vs. Price

Farming

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

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VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

VIDEO: GMOrganic, A Botanical Love Story

Radishes in Suburbia

Food Deserts

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

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Walmart Prepares to Storm the Desert

VIDEO: A Farm in New Orleans

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.

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VIDEO: The Dark Future of Food Advertising

Restaurant Gardens a Boon to New Farmers

Away at Food Camp