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 (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman
Featured Stories

VIDEO: The Farm

By Brooke Minters and Kate McLean
Nutrition

The Science of Food Addiction

By Anja Strejcek and Rebecca Wolfson

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

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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

The Science of Food Addiction

Those Seeking Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Look to Milk

Farming

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

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VIDEO: The Farm

VIDEO: The Disappearing Farmer

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

Food Deserts

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

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Who Moved the chips?

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 Politics of Food

VIDEO: The Dark Future of Food Advertising

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