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A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 018 – Somethin’ About a Small Town

Claire and Gracie recap their 4th of July food label taste test (check out the video here), compare small town shindigs and big city festivals, and highlight the benefits of…

Four Food Buzzwords and What They Really Mean

“All natural” “Locally grown” “But it’s organic” “I only eat grass-fed beef” We’ve all encountered these phrases, whether they came up during conversation or were printed across the produce bin…

Jumping on the Gluten-Free Bandwagon

If you’ve ever had the thrilling opportunity to accompany me to the grocery store, you have probably seen me randomly stop  in the middle of a packed grocery aisle and…

GMOs: From the Farm Kid’s Viewpoint

*Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all of the arguments in favor of and against GMOs. I have several classes this semester that will be discussing this topic…

Less Food Labeling?

In November, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Some Food Companies Ditch ‘Natural’ Food Label”. While this has not necessarily been the center of attention lately, especially not…

Are We OVER-Labeling?

So as I was enjoying my bowl (okay… bag) of lightly-buttered popcorn and M&Ms this evening and contemplating what I should blog about, I noticed an oval shape on the…