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: Farms, Lies and Videotape

By Vanessa Carr and Carl Nasman
Nutrition

The Science of Food Addiction

By Anja Strejcek and Rebecca Wolfson

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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Allergy Minstral: Inside the Allergic-Kid Economy

Those Seeking Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Look to Milk

The Science of Food Addiction

Farming

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

See all Farming stories.

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

Radishes in Suburbia

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?

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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On Television, Latino Children See More Unhealthy Food Ads

A Fish Without Bones

Restaurant Gardens a Boon to New Farmers