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
Nutrition

The Science of Food Addiction

By Rebecca Wolfson and Anja Strejcek
Featured Stories

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman

VIDEO: The Farm

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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

Those Seeking Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Look to Milk

Eat a Carrot and Call Me in the Morning

Farming

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

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VIDEO: The Disappearing Farmer

VIDEO: GMOrganic, A Botanical Love Story

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

Food Deserts

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

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To Eat and Live in a New Orleans Food Desert

Who Moved the chips?

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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The Freeze-Dried Food Craze, Seven Things You Should Know

Berried Alive: On the trail of an aspiring superfood

A Fish Without Bones