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Food & Drink

Cows graze at the Cedar Dreams farm in Peach Bottom, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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From dump-bound to table: Philabundance turns surplus milk into cheese and yogurt for hungry Philadelphians

While new technologies have allowed farms to produce more milk, fewer people are consuming it, causing milk prices to plummet and creating a surplus that often ends up wasted.

8 years ago

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Hot air balloons take flight at the Chester County Balloon Festival (Credit: Gregory Cazillo)
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Arts & Entertainment

SoLow Fest, Solstice, and Hot Air Balloons – Your Week June 21- 27, 2018

With summer in full swing, here are our picks for the last full week of June.

8 years ago

(Photo: Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Arts & Entertainment

Eat Philly in a day: A guide to 24 hours of the city’s most iconic eats

It's impossible to experience everything Philadelphia has to offer in a single day — or even a year.

8 years ago

In this Friday, May 18, 2018 photo, A2 milk is displayed on the shelf at The Fresh Market in Latham, N.Y. So-called A2 milk is showing up on more supermarket shelves. (Michael Hill/AP Photo)
Community

Struggling Pa. dairy farmers producing alternative milk

A2 milk, named for the remaining A2 protein, is becoming more mainstream even as scientists debate its claims.

8 years ago

A serving of salmon contains about 600 IUs of vitamin D, researchers say, and a cup of fortified milk around 100. Cereals and juices are sometimes fortified, too. Check the labels, researchers say, and aim for 600 IUs daily, or 800 if you're older than 70. (Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley)
NPR
Health

Does vitamin D really protect against colorectal cancer?

A large international study provides the strongest evidence yet.

8 years ago

Rinsing your produce is a good idea, but it won't give you 100 percent protection from bacteria that cause foodborne illness unless you cook it thoroughly. Because we eat lettuce raw, a lot of people got sick in a recent outbreak. (StockFood/Getty Images/Foodcollection)
NPR
Health

To rinse or not to rinse: How washing some foods can help you avoid illness

As summer and outdoor eating events beckon, here are some tips on what foods to rinse, how to rinse, and why.

8 years ago

Kevin Davis will graduate from high school this year with a perfect attendance record and dreams of opening his own restaurant.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

This Philly teen did everything asked of him, and so he’s finally asking for a little help

Kevin Davis Jr. has never missed a day of school. But the aspiring chef still faces a daunting tuition bill. Reluctantly, he's asking the world for a financial boost.

8 years ago

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(From left) Derek Robinson, Falayn Ferrell and Warren Luckett make up Black Restaurant Week’s national team. (Provided)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Community

Black Restaurant Week to showcase culinary diversity

The concept celebrates the flavor of African, African-American and Caribbean cuisines.

8 years ago

CNN said of chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain:
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Anthony Bourdain, chef and television host, has died at 61

Chef and television host Anthony Bourdain has died, his employer CNN said in a statement Friday morning.

8 years ago

In this May 21, 2018 photo, a sign opposing an industrial hog farm is displayed at a home in Berwick, Pa. Residents who complain about foul smells from the nearby hog farm have taken their fight to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

In cases of ‘nuisance’ farms, Pa. plaintiffs are often out of luck

Pennsylvania law makes it near-impossible to sue farms for nuisances like smells.

8 years ago

vegetables
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Arts & Entertainment

Vegan food festival celebrates meat-free living — June 9, 2018

Chow down with a clear conscience at Vegfest, where you can find everything from vegan cheese to something called "burger dough."

8 years ago

A woman organizes her pocketbook after paying for groceries with an EBT card (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Work requirement for SNAP food benefits divides GOP, unites Dems in Philly region

The proposed changes apply to a program intended to provide food to low-income families.

8 years ago

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Kid Shelleen's is one of two dozen restaurants in Delaware that have adopted straws optional policies or banned plastic straws altogether.  (Shirley Min/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

The last straw for plastic straws in Delaware

More than two dozen restaurants in Delaware have adopted a “straws by request” policy or are banning them altogether.

8 years ago

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Nine days after the Hurricane Maria struck, Emilú De León and other volunteers opened a kitchen to serve meals to the people of Caguas. The first day, they fed 600, De León sa
NPR
Community

Puerto Rico’s push for food independence intertwined with statehood debate

Hurricane Maria has reignited a small movement in Puerto Rico aimed at strengthening the local food system so the island can survive and thrive

8 years ago

Ayanna McNair (left) and Bridget Biddle stop by WHYY to tell their story. McNair is a formerly incarcerated single mother who recently got a licence to start a food truck business. Biddle is an advocate with the Maternity Care Coalition, which helped McNair. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Pregnant behind bars: West Philly mom says food connection saved her life

With license for food truck, Ayanna McNair hopes to serve her home cooking beyond the kitchen of her home.

8 years ago

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