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
Featured Stories

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

By Vanessa Carr and Carl Nasman

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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INFOGRAPHIC: Calories vs. Price

INFOGRAPHIC: Where Do Americans Get Their Calories?

The Food Industry Tries to Redesign the Nutrition Label: Fails

Farming

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

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How Can We Keep the People Who Harvest Our Veggies Healthy Too?

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?

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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Berried Alive: On the trail of an aspiring superfood

A Fish Without Bones

Organic and Gluten-Free Passover Foods On the Rise