The Vegetable Detective, Take Two
A California biologist found toxic levels of heavy metals in kale, got slammed for it on the internet, and then found evidence that at least one of the toxins could be even more troublesome than he had thought.
Written by TODD OPPENHEIMER
Photography by CLAIRE BLOOMBERG
The Hidden Wonders of the Musée des Arts et Métiers: Paris’ Museum of Art and Invention
A CRAFTSMANSHIP photo essay.
By GARY ROGOWSKI
The Many Stripes of Sustainable Agriculture
Was Jared Diamond right to call agriculture the worst mistake of the human race? Industrial agriculture vastly expanded the world’s food supply, but it’s also based on a fossil fuel economy that is slowly running out of juice. Are the alternatives like this “permaculture” operation in Wisconsin ready for prime time?
By JESSICA CAREW KRAFT
Cover photo by NEWFORESTFARM.NET