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Allagash employees Salim Raal, left, and Brendan McKay stack bottles of Golden Brett, a limited release beer fermented with a house strain of Brettanomyces yeast. The Maine brewery recently installed solar panels as part of its sustainability initiatives. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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Science

Good news for ‘green’ brews: Consumers say they’ll pay more for sustainable beer

Investment in energy-efficient technologies can be costly, but according to a study published last week in PLOS ONE, these investments may be worthwhile.

8 years ago

 (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Things To Do
Community

BYO beer: How to pick the right ales, lagers, and stouts for BYOB restaurants

Craving sushi? How about Indian? Want to know what beer pairs best with the cuisine you're craving? Read on!

8 years ago

Thanks to ethylene, one bad apple spoils the lot
NPR
Science

Science reveals how fruit keeps a lid on ripening until the time is right

If you've ever tried to ripen a piece of fruit by sticking it in a bag with a banana, you've harnessed the power of ethylene.

8 years ago

According to the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 18.5 percent of children and 39.6 percent of adults were obese in 2015-2016, the highest rates ever documented through the survey. (WITF, File)
Health

U.S. obesity rates ‘highest ever documented’ in report

The findings show 39.6 percent of adults and 18.5 percent of children fit the body mass index definition of obesity.

8 years ago

(Mark Von Holden/AP Images for JCPenney)
Radio Times
Health

Obesity: stopping the stigma

Guests: Chyke Doubeni, Michael Hobbes Obesity continues to be a major public health issue in America. As this pro ...

Air Date: September 21, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
A World Food Programme convoy carries humanitarian aid to Aleppo, Syria. Getting food into conflict zones is a major hurdle — and a topic of discussion at the WFP's Innovation Accelerator. (Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Have a cool idea to help end world hunger? Pitch it to the U.N.

Let's figure out how to end hunger forever. And do it fast.

8 years ago

A shopper browses the produce at the new Sprouts market on South Broad Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Has Philly hit peak supermarket?

There was a “boom of store openings” across the U.S. between 2009 and 2017.

8 years ago

Listen 4:41
A flooded farm stands next to the Lumber River on Monday in this aerial photograph taken after Hurricane Florence hit Lumberton, N.C. (Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg /Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Florence engulfs hog farms and chicken houses, thrashing North Carolina agriculture

Farmers across the southeastern part of North Carolina are just starting to report details about the hit they've taken from Hurricane Florence.

8 years ago

The champagne grape harvest in northeastern France, like this one near Mailly-Champagne, started early this year due to lack of rain.
(Francois Nascimbeni/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

Champagne makers bubble over a bumper crop caused by European drought

Europe had one of its hottest summers on record this year. But the summer of 2018 has produced a bumper crop in Champagne.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown holds up a test to check for excessive salt in food. A new city law requires restaurants to warn diners of high-sodium menu items. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Health

New law orders Philly restaurants to warn diners of high sodium

Philadelphia is only the second major city in the country to require sodium warnings.

8 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Tomato Sauce 101: From Vine to Jar

Got lots of ripe tomatoes coming in? More than you can eat? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath walks you throu ...

Air Date: September 14, 2018

Listen 45:37
A new report suggests that when consumers buy sustainably-certified coffee, they have little way of knowing whether or how their purchase helps growers. (MediaforMedical/Michel Cardoso/UIG via Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Do sustainable certifications for coffee really help coffee growers?

"Really, any kind of commodity – not just coffee – in sustainability certifications is a black box of effects and outcomes."

8 years ago

Deep-fried tarantula. Hungry yet?
(Smithsonian Networks)
NPR
Lifestyle

Don’t bug out! The Smithsonian Channel is going to show you how to cook insects

Joseph Giraldi, executive producer of Bug Bites thinks Westerners' attitudes towards insects as the main ingredient are finally catching up with the rest of the world.

8 years ago

Nutritionist Nyree Dardarian ate McDonald's food for three meals a day for a month. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

To prove a point, Drexel prof goes on monthlong McDonald’s diet

She says the 2004 movie 'Super Size Me' sent the wrong message, and she wants to destigmatize fast food.

8 years ago

Alex Vardakostas had a dream about creating a robot burger-maker in college. He's now poised to open a restaurant with his Creator Burger robot in September.
(Saroyan Humphrey)
NPR
Lifestyle

Fad or the future? Robot-made burgers wow the crowds in San Francisco

An audience gathers around the transparent 14-foot-long "culinary instrument" in a restaurant called Creator in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood.

8 years ago

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