Dinner in Appalachia: Finding Common Ground In Trump Country
Appalachia is thousands of miles from Nigeria. But at a potluck dinner in rural Kentucky, natives of the two places found points of connection between their cultures.
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Saturday, January 7, 2017
Friday, January 6, 2017
NPR News: A Detroit Urban Farm Preserves Black History In Jam Form
A Detroit Urban Farm Preserves Black History In Jam Form
Urban farms have flourished in the city's vacant lots. Two nonprofits are using their harvest for a line of jams honoring the history and old family recipes of the local African-American community.
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Urban farms have flourished in the city's vacant lots. Two nonprofits are using their harvest for a line of jams honoring the history and old family recipes of the local African-American community.
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Thursday, January 5, 2017
NPR News: A Big Fish Sells For Over Half A Million — But Other Big Questions Persist
A Big Fish Sells For Over Half A Million — But Other Big Questions Persist
For the sixth year in a row, Kiyoshi Kimura won a massive Pacific bluefin tuna at Tsukiji market's famed New Year auction. Conservationists are worried about the species' dwindling population.
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For the sixth year in a row, Kiyoshi Kimura won a massive Pacific bluefin tuna at Tsukiji market's famed New Year auction. Conservationists are worried about the species' dwindling population.
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NPR News: New Guidelines Recommend When To Introduce Peanuts To Babies
New Guidelines Recommend When To Introduce Peanuts To Babies
New guidelines recommend introducing babies to peanut containing foods in the first year of their lives. The recommendations are based on studies that show early introduction of peanuts to infants reduces their risk of developing a peanut allergy later in life.
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New guidelines recommend introducing babies to peanut containing foods in the first year of their lives. The recommendations are based on studies that show early introduction of peanuts to infants reduces their risk of developing a peanut allergy later in life.
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NPR News: Fishing Rule Aims To Do For All Marine Mammals What It Did For The Dolphin
Fishing Rule Aims To Do For All Marine Mammals What It Did For The Dolphin
Foreign fisheries exporting seafood to the U.S. will now have to meet the same standards for protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals as American fisheries do.
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Foreign fisheries exporting seafood to the U.S. will now have to meet the same standards for protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals as American fisheries do.
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NPR News: The Next Generation Of Farmers Is Being Trained In New York City High Schools
The Next Generation Of Farmers Is Being Trained In New York City High Schools
At Johne Bowne High School in Queens, along with literature and math, some 600 city public school students also learn the basics of farming, wine-making and aquaculture, among other skills.
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At Johne Bowne High School in Queens, along with literature and math, some 600 city public school students also learn the basics of farming, wine-making and aquaculture, among other skills.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
NPR News: A Plant-Based Atkins Diet? It Works, Says New Ranking Of Top Weight-Loss Plans
A Plant-Based Atkins Diet? It Works, Says New Ranking Of Top Weight-Loss Plans
U.S. News and World Report's annual list of Best Diets is out, and while reviewers have a few beefs with the regular Atkins Diet, the veggie version gets high marks. So do other plant-based diets.
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U.S. News and World Report's annual list of Best Diets is out, and while reviewers have a few beefs with the regular Atkins Diet, the veggie version gets high marks. So do other plant-based diets.
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