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NEWS STORIES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYES THIS WEEK

05/27/16 — Farm

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We're rounding up news from around the web this week - what have you been reading that's stuck in your head this week? Recipes? Debates? Veggie memes? Share it with us in the comments!

What's it mean when a food label lists "natural" or "100% natural" ingredients? Well, turns out nobody is really sure, as the term is completely unregulated (unlike organic!). Activist website TakePart looks into "natural" labelling and discusses whether it should be banned on packaging.

Who wore it better? Donald Trump vs. sweet corn.

Austin CultureMap featured our partnership with MusicTechandFood! These folks are creating community bridging the tech and music worlds, with a mission to help the hungry. Pretty cool stuff - we were able to use money raised by MusicTechandFood for our Sponsored Share Program to deliver CSA shares to the Central Texas Food Bank (formerly Capital Area Food Bank).

Food waste is a huge issue in the US. This video PSA from Save the Food portrays the long, energetically-costly road of a single, uneaten strawberry from field to trash, to give you an idea of what resources go to waste when you don't finish your food.

Grounded Women is a blog that showcases the stories of women farmers on the east coast. Rad women, beautiful farms, diverse stories. This week, Kelly and the story of her first cow.

Joel Salatin on the amazing earthworm.

Local News: Giant food fight at Manor High School this week!

Bioversity International made the news for one of their project sites in the Bengas Valley in Nepal. Agro-biodiversity within a farming community is making these farmers and their surrounding habitats more resilient. Way to go!

Arrel just launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring a culinary innovation center/food laboratory to Austin. We're not 100% sure what that all means, but Eater Austin sure makes it sound like a project we would love to have in town!

What's on your reading list this week?
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