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Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study ... - 0 views

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    Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse. The study is among the most comprehensive of its kind, analyzing 31 chemical and biological soil properties, soil DNA, and the taste, nutrition and quality of three strawberry varieties on more than two dozen commercial fields -- 13 conventional and 13 organic.
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3 Lies Big Food Wants You to Believe and the Truth Behind Factory-'Farmed' Meat | | Alt... - 0 views

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    Most of the meat Americans consume is from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, which are horrific for animals and terrible for our health and our communities.
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Japan looks to ancient village wisdom to save biodiversity - Environment - The Independent - 0 views

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    Four decades ago the oriental white stork became extinct in Japan, the victim of rapid industrialisation and modern farm practices and heavy pesticide use that destroyed its habitat.
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Is Your Meat Habit Giving You Diabetes? | Mother Jones - 0 views

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    More research links traces of PCBs and pesticides in factory-farmed meat and fish to Type 2 diabetes.
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