Homesteading in the digital age

Jan 9, 2018
Is there a future in growing our food and trading it for the things we want?
An urban farm in Berlin, Germany.
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What's up with eggs from vegetarian hens?

Nov 29, 2016
Chickens aren't vegetarians. But there's a market for eggs from vegetarian-fed hens.
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Eggs are so cheap, the U.S. is stepping in to buy some

Sep 2, 2016
A 1935 program authorizes the U.S.D.A's purchase of excess commodities, like eggs.
A notice that the price of eggs will be rising soon is seen at a Giant grocery store in Clifton, Virginia. In 2015, widespread outbreaks of Avian Flu costed poultry producers almost 40 million birds, causing the price of eggs to rise sharply.

 

 

 
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Egg prices are up, but chicken breast is not

Aug 3, 2015
Kai talks to Ed Fryar, CEO of Ozark Mountain Poultry in Rogers, Arkansas.

Bird flu means fewer eggs for commercial operations

Jun 5, 2015
Prices soar 200 percent since April for bakeries, restaurants and manufacturers.

The U.S. is facing an egg-tastrophe

May 22, 2015
The nation’s poultry industry is facing an unprecedented avian flu epidemic, which has led to a shortage.

Trouble on the chicken farm

Apr 21, 2015
The avian flu has infected millions of hens in Iowa.

For public good, not for profit.

Weekly roundup: In the media, some tough goodbyes

Feb 13, 2015
Highlights from the week, on the air and online.

Dietary update: Cholesterol-rich foods aren't so bad

Feb 11, 2015
Eggs are bad for you. No wait, now they may be good for you.

Could California's humane chicken law hatch a national trend? (Map)

Jun 13, 2013
A battle is brewing over a California law that requires laying-hens to be given more space in the coop. Other egg-producing states want to override the law’s requirement.