
Food & Drink
Why modern-day guests always gather in the kitchen
Over the last 100 years, this tiny kitchen expanded, to make room for other household members. And become more of a living space.
6 years ago
Trump administration wants to toughen food stamp work requirements
USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits
6 years ago
Scientists are fighting for the stricken pickle against this tricky disease
With failed harvests, fewer growers are taking a chance on cucumbers.
6 years ago
Lots of antibiotics are used in beef production. McDonald’s vows to change this
Environmentalists are applauding the commitment.
6 years ago
More salt, fewer whole grains: USDA eases school lunch nutrition rules
School lunches are healthier than they were five years ago. But Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says schools need more flexibility in serving meals that kids will eat.
6 years ago
Study that took aim at ‘Joy of Cooking’ is retracted
More work by a prominent food researcher has been retracted because of problems with the data.
6 years ago
Drexel research links racism and hunger
People who experience discrimination firsthand struggle with hunger twice as often as others.
6 years ago
Listen 1:31Why we like sparkling water: The science behind the fizz
Bubbly water purveyors say “a good seltzer should hurt.” The acidity in carbonated drinks lights up the pain receptors in nerve endings — in a way that pleases the tongue.
6 years ago
Movement grows to establish seafood ‘gleaning’ program in N.J.
The Cape May County Board of Freeholders is the latest legislative body to support a program that would allow the New Jersey fishing indu ...
6 years ago
Water stories: 1,001 voices from around the world
After a bike ride down the Mississippi, Devi Lockwood set out to record water stories on every continent. Here are two: one from Afghanistan, the other from China.
6 years ago
Listen 6:47Is it safe for your dog to drink from the toilet?
Dogs who drink toilet water are a health risk to themselves and maybe to the entire family.
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Listen 3:10Take two aspirin and a bunch of Swiss chard: Hospital farm aims to promote patient wellness
Lankenau's Wellness Farm yields thousands of pounds of produce for distribution to patients at no charge.
6 years ago
Listen 4:36Shark soup: Why an activist investor is after Campbell’s
Sales are down at Campbell Soup Co., headquartered in Camden, N.J. Now it's being pursued by an activist investor. Will the iconic, nearly 150-year-old company survive?
Air Date: November 28, 2018
Listen 13:40Some romaine is fine to eat, but beware California, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in the Central Coastal region of California.
6 years ago