March 25, 2019 | Ezra David Romero
You might double check the brand before you slice into one. Some of the state’s avocados are being recalled. All the avocados in question have a yellow and green oval-shaped sticker with a black barcode.
March 21, 2019 | Julia Mitric
Growers who want to apply restricted pesticides must get a permit from a county agricultural commissioner. Those officials are required to consider safer alternatives. But that’s not happening, according to a new study from UCLA researchers.
February 28, 2019
(AP) — Californians lost out on more than $300 million in recycling deposits in 2018 because it's increasingly difficult to find a place to recycle bottles and cans.
February 28, 2019 | Julia Mitric
A CapRadio listener wanted to know where the green waste from her Land Park yard goes once the city picks up the curbside bin. Food and Sustainability reporter Julia Mitric followed the trail.
February 28, 2019
CapRadio listener Ellen Chapman wanted to know what happens to our yard waste after we drag it to the curb. In the second installment of our listener-driven series, CapRadio Food & Sustainability reporter Julia Mitric went looking for waste.
February 25, 2019 | Julia Mitric
Now that scientists have mapped the strawberry genome, they say having this genetic roadmap could lead the way to breeding disease resistant berries.
February 13, 2019 | Julia Mitric
Love it or not, Valentine's Day is here. It’s not easy for vegan and vegetarian singles to find a like-minded date. That’s where Veg Speed Date comes in.
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February 13, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration says it wasn't able to determine how a water reservoir on a Santa Barbara County, California, farm became contaminated with E. coli.
February 13, 2019
Wine expert Rick Kushman shares some Valentine’s Day tips that will help Cupid’s arrow find the target in this month’s Kushman by the Bottle.
February 5, 2019
BaconFest 2019 will feature an all female panel of judges at the 8th Annual Chef’s Challenge. A panel of guests from the food scene discusses equity, inclusivity, and the whether the #MeToo movement changed the industry.
Food and Sustainability NEWS
April 18, 2019
Thirty-one thousand Stop & Shop workers are striking in New England over proposed changes to wages and benefits. Eight days in, the strike has shuttered some stores and slowed business at others.
April 18, 2019
Interest in grits is rising because of heirloom corn varieties and the backing of master chefs. But the Southern staple has deep roots that wind through economics, race, politics — and nostalgia.
April 17, 2019
Maple syrup is so important to Canada that producers in the province of Quebec have created a strategic reserve of the sweet stuff. The Planet Money Indicator team paid the reserve a visit.
April 15, 2019
The popularity of weight loss apps, especially among younger people, has forced the traditional weight loss programs to revamp their models to include online, on-demand support.
April 14, 2019
Weather issues in the U.S. and elsewhere have contributed to an onion shortage. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Shay Myers, is a third-generation farmer growing onions in Idaho and Oregon.
