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As our disconnection from food grows more dissatisfying, the slow food movement is gaining steam.
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The Anson Mills farmer is "leery" of modified foods, but "it’s not going to go away."
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If we don’t resist the "monoculture" of American cuisine, we’ll lose buckwheat crepes, pickles, and po’boys as we know them.
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The president treats sustainability and organic food issues as more than a talking point.
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How Glenn Roberts became an organic farmer, with Mom and several millennia of food wisdom as his guides.
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If you’re talking about small farming for a local community, "land-raised plants are far superior, period." On a global scale, it’s a trickier call.
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A conversation with the farmer and owner of Anson Mills.
Greenbiz.com founder and editor Joel Makower stopped by the Big Think offices today to talk about the business of sustainability. He brought up an interesting point: many of the largest […]
BP should fire its advertising consultants. Today. By the close of business. A 50 million dollar advertising campaign that includes full page ads in newsrags like the New York Times […]
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In order to solve problems like global warming, collaboration is key.
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Digital scholarship is changing the face of academic research. Will it be for the better?
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A conversation with the vice provost for innovation at the University of Southern California.
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Majoring in guitar is great, but you should still try to glean as much knowledge as you can outside of school as well.
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Guitarist Bill Frisell constructs a playlist for someone who wants to dive into the genre.
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Playing the guitar is a healthier form of self-expression than punching somebody in the face.
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An episode of the Mickey Mouse Club inspired Bill Frisell to build his first guitar out of cardboard and rubber bands.
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After opening for They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton might be expanding his music career.
Has the Internet changed marketing forever? Or do some people just become lucky?