![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.")
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.
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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.
Producers
Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.
Producers
Washington State Butcher Spikes Pig Feed With Weed
by Eliza Barclay
Despite its name, the "pot pig" experiment isn't an attempt to develop a new meaty treat for stoners. Instead, a Seattle butcher is feeding marijuana seeds, stems and root bulbs to swine as a cheeky money-saving measure.
Sandwich Monday
Sandwich Monday: The Saltwich
by Ian Chillag
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we celebrate an expert panel's recommendations about salt intake by taking in as much salt as we can, with The Saltwich.
Eating And Health
Can A Piece Of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink?
by Allison Aubrey
People are notorious for under-reporting what they consume — they lie, forget or just guess wrong. For researchers who want to know how much soda we're drinking, a high-tech analysis technique could help.
Foodways
Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
by Maria Godoy
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
