New USDA Organic Rules Put Wine Importers in a Bind
Government incompetence strikes again, turning the wine industry upside down with red tape and confusion.
Organic Food
How the Media Manufactured Panic Over Bees
About 20 years ago, many American bees did die. Then that steadily diminished—but hysteria in the press continued.
The USDA Can't Stop Organic Food Fraud
It's time to return oversight to industry groups and the states.
GMOs Are Good for Us
The activists who say otherwise are wrong on the costs and wrong on the science.
Rachel Laudan: Why Thanksgiving Dinner Is Served All at Once
The Cuisine and Empire author dishes on the anti-French origins of Turkey Day, why she hates "organic" food, and the genius of Julia Child.
Lawsuit Demands USDA Stop Certifying Hydroponic Foods as 'Organic'
Dirt farmers want the feds to stack the deck in their favor.
Vegetarians vs. Omnivores: A Soho Forum Debate
Listen to journalist Nina Teicholz face off against David L. Katz, MD, the founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, at an event in New York City.
Are Vegetarians Healthier than Omnivores? A Soho Forum Debate
Watch journalist Nina Teicholz face off against David L. Katz, MD, the founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, at an event in New York City.
High Yield Modern Farming Better for the Environment, Says Nature Study
Low yield organic farming uses up lots more land and harms biodiversity
New York Organic Farmers Oppose Release of Genetically Modified Moths
On the other hand, Google's Verily is debugging Fresno.
Who Should Decide if 'Hydroponic' is 'Organic'?
A controversy highlights the need to get the USDA out of organic food altogether. (Even a major newspaper thinks so!)
The USDA's Synthetic Oversight of Organic Food
As an ongoing lawsuit makes clear, the regulations are a joke. How do we fix them?
Hooray for Factory Farming!
It's is good for the environment and it feeds people too.
Another Case of Bad Anti-GMO Research and Fraudulent Data Manipulation?
Preliminary forensic analysis suggests intentional data manipulation
Consumers Have a Right to Sue Over Fake Organic Food, Cali Court Rules
State and federal prosecutors aren't the only ones with the authority to question organic food labeling ruled the state Supreme Court.
Anti-GMO Activist Campaign is "Full of Errors, Fallacies, Misconceptions, Misrepresentations, and Lies."
Terrific Slate article agrees with what Reason has been reporting for years now.
Voluntary GMO Labeling Law Moves Forward in Congress
Preempts costly state mandatory labeling laws
FrankenMoths Attack Organic Farmers in Upstate New York
Or so some hyperventilating scaremongering nitwits would have you think.
Farmer Joel Salatin: 'We Would Be a Much Healthier Culture if the Government Had Never Told Us How to Eat'
"One of the most rebellious things we can do in our culture now is to spend time in our kitchen," says Salatin.
Soylent Cuisine
The trendy new food substitute is made by people and for people-not of people.
Washington State's Wrongheaded GMO Labeling Initiative Set to Go Before Voters
Polls show the latest mandatory GMO labeling ballot measure is too close to call.
Tennis Star Corners the Market on Donkey Cheese
It's called "pule," which doesn't make it sound remotely appetizing
Study: Raw Food Diet Not Good for the Brain
Cooking makes food digesting more efficient, giving us more calories in less time
Is Organic Food a Waste of Money?
A new study challenges the conventional wisdom on organic food.
Organic Food Superstition Receives Yet Another Blow From Science
A new study finds that organic foods are not better for you than conventional foods.
California Initiative Puts Profit Ahead of Science
Proposition 37 props up profits for organic growers and denies the scientific consensus in favor of biotech crops.
Do Organic Consumers Shop Exclusively at the Jerk Store?
A new study examines the connection between organic food marketing and anti-social behavior.
