![Despite its name, the "pot pig" experiment isn't trying to develop a new meaty treat for stoners.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/05/20/william-vs-5e1d0079b3fc7ee0fc3eb9530612750897d90486-s3.jpg "Despite its name, the "pot pig" experiment isn't trying to develop a new meaty treat for stoners.")
For Foodies
The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Or Lumps?
by Eliza Barclay
Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.
Producers
Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: 'Somebody Needs To Do This!'
by Dan Charles
The revival is partly based on the humble sour fruit's growing reputation as a superfood. And in Michigan, a scientist is on a quest to introduce a whole new world of hardier, tastier tart cherries by breeding American trees with ancestral varieties from Eastern Europe.
Producers
Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii
by Peggy Lowe
After Oprah Winfrey's friend and health adviser learned that 90 percent of the food on Maui is flown or shipped in from outside, he convinced her to turn a portion of her estate on the island into a farm. Winfrey is giving away the food she's now growing on 16 acres of land, but it may soon be for sale.
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Producers
This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: Stop Tricking Kids
by Maria Godoy
Over the years, McDonald's has gotten a lot of flack for marketing to kids. At a shareholders meeting Thursday morning, Hannah Robertson, age 9, took the fast-food giant's CEO to task.
Eating And Health
Canned Peaches Are As Nutritious As Fresh. Really?
by Allison Aubrey
What's more, when it comes to some nutrients, like vitamin C, canned peaches pack an even bigger punch than fresh, researchers say. The reasons have to do with how the canning process alters the fruit's cell walls. So eat 'em up!
Producers
In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial
by Maria Godoy
Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention.
Producers
Could African Crops Be Improved With Private Biotech Data?
by Eliza Barclay
A plant scientist at Mars Inc. has appealed to the world's biggest life sciences companies to help him — by sharing what they already know about 100 crops that could provide better nutrition in Africa. But can the kings of agricultural intellectual property get onboard with open source agricultural information for Africa?
Food For Thought
How Genomics Solved The Mystery Of Ireland's Great Famine
by Lydia Zuraw
Although scientists have known that a funguslike organism caused the potato blight that triggered the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, they didn't know which strain was the culprit. But they do now, thanks to the genes in some 19th century potato samples.
Producers
Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame
by Allison Aubrey
The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.
Food For Thought
African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock
by Eliza Barclay
Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.
