Category Archives: Food Transparency (the issues)

The Food Warriors Have Done It, and Now YOU Can DIY!

Over the past four seasons, we’ve had a blast working alongside more than 50 Food Warrior Interns, who have personally visited and documented 334 farms, 176 food artisans and 390 farmers markets and have uploaded more than 20,000 photos to … Continue reading

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Real Time Farms powers the FixAntibiotics Food Finder!

Yesterday, Consumer Reports released a report, “Meat on Drugs: The overuse of antibiotics in food animals and what supermarkets and consumers can do to stop it.” This report is propelling a campaign (Meat on Drugs) with many supporters (FixFood, Consumers Union, … Continue reading

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The Food Cyclist: Exploring Our Nation’s Farms on Two Wheels

“There’s a saying that if you want to go places, you fly in a plane; If you want to see things, you drive in a car; If you want to experience life, you ride a bike; If you want to … Continue reading

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May is Transition Challenge Month

Transition Challenge Month, yup. Brought to you by the Transition United States, yup. Clearer now? Until I was asked to teach a Backyard Chicken class for a Reskilling Festival co-hosted by Transition Ann Arbor, I did not know either. Nor … Continue reading

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Movers & Shakers: BinBin Pearce, Exploring the Environmental Impact of Food Networks

Today we’re interviewing BinBin Pearce, a PhD student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her dissertation is about understanding the environmental impacts of various scales of agriculture in the California Bay Area. She is also working on a … Continue reading

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The Importance of Biodiversity and Seed Preservation

This post is from one of the 18 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program. These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s farms, collecting food artisans’ stories, and documenting … Continue reading

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From Pyramid to Plate

This post is from one of the 18 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program. These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s farms, collecting food artisans’ stories, and documenting … Continue reading

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Food Labels and Certifications: What Does it All Mean?

This post is from one of the 18 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program. These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s farms, collecting food artisans’ stories, and documenting … Continue reading

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Who knew? I am a domestic terrorist for taking pictures of farms.

“Have you heard about the Slow Food campaign? They are urging supporters to send in pictures of farms to protest against the Florida, Iowa, and Minnesota bills that would make it illegal to take a picture or a video of … Continue reading

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Advertising Has Gone Back to the Farm

I was watching television recently and this Canada Dry commercial really got my attention. I had no idea that Canada Dry soda came right from Jack’s Ginger Farm! Canada Dry’s website tells me that they use “real ginger” and suggests … Continue reading

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