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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INFOGRAPHIC: Grandma Had Better Tomatoes

Allergy Minstral: Inside the Allergic-Kid Economy

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 (Open-Source) Ecologist

Will the EPA help doctors fight pesticide poisoning?

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

Food Deserts

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

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Who Moved the chips?

To Eat and Live in a New Orleans Food 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.

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On Television, Latino Children See More Unhealthy Food Ads

INFOGRAPHIC: Mapping Global Food Spending

Berried Alive: On the trail of an aspiring superfood