Meadow's Lark

agriculture, food, digestion, opinion // about me: aging, babyboomer burocrat

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Apparently, after several decades of work agronomists have cracked the genetic code on tomatoes leading to new varieties that actually taste good and are commercially viable. 

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you're not making enough of stone fruit season. that's another thing you're fucking up. a few dozen stone fruit seasons you get your whole life. you need to take a hard look at your peach and mango consumption.

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Feeding chickens pomegranate peel makes their meat juicier

The antioxidant-rich waste product alleviated chickens’ inflammation and improved meat quality

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Fungi Expert Is on a Mission to Protect Global Natural Underground Networks

The youngest woman to receive the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers was also the youngest student

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What Afghanistan’s rotten apples tell us about its non-profit sector

Funding has dwindled, while need has grown. And yet NGO work continues to be plagued by inefficiency.

I need to take a closer look at my international contributions.

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Food industry: How waste is made tasty using an ancient trick

Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.

Standby for mycotoxins.

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Manhattan? Actually, It’s a “Boy Martini”

First there were “girl dinners” and “boy kibble,” and now we’ve apparently rebranded the Manhattan.

No. Just…no. Even if they are right.

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31 Whiskey Cocktails Guaranteed To Have Dad Asking For Refills This Father's Day - Tasting Table

Make Dad a tasty whiskey cocktail this Father's Day. There's something for every whiskey drinker on this list.

Dear Reader: If you’re in your twenties, please learn how to make, and make variations on, at the very least, the Old Fashioned and the Manhattan.

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Transhumance has been criminalised for long in India; new research reveals though that Kashmir’s Gujjars, Bakkerwals and Gaddis offer invalu

Widely seen as relics of an era gone by, animal herders come to public attention mostly when their herds disrupt vehicular traffic. However,

Are there parallels in North American indigenous cultures? Anyone with the bandwidth for a deep dive into archaeo-anthropology?

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US officially moves to dismantle drinking water PFAS regulations

If finalised, the new rules will remove limits on four substances and give utilities longer to comply with remaining limits

Bullshit.

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https://www.realsimple.com/how-to-make-broccoli-healthier-11914028

Say whaaa?

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Common weedkiller linked to the development of superbugs in hospitals

Scientists have discovered that glyphosate weedkiller could contribute to the development of drug-resistant bacteria outside of hospitals.

Ughhh. This is the herbicide that the Trump Administration has declined to restrict.

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I stopped buying cultured butter — now I make my own

All it takes is a quart of heavy cream, half a cup of yogurt, and a stand mixer.

Done, and it works.

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Misidentified 'edible' mushrooms linked to a surge of ALS cases

A recent study discovered measurable poison in wild false morel mushrooms eaten before a rare cluster of the fatal nerve disease ALS.

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How to save asparagus trimmings from the food-waste bin – recipe | Waste not

Transform this tough offcut into a delicious butter that’s perfect with eggs, bread, gnocchi and more

Tryng this today.

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https://www.foodandwine.com/marigolds-protein-source-university-of-georgia-study-11967827

Don’t think I’ll be investing in the near future.

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A chemistry infographics collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, chemistry educator and author of Compound Interest.