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Farming and Food Production

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Healthy and local is the focus of this special collection around the people who grow and bring organic food to local markets and the people who shop at these markets. Topics also include how farmers grow organic food and the quality of our food supply around issues to include local economy, seeding, use of pestisides and fertilisers, water, food security, availability and pricing.

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How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy

Converting food waste from landfills into electricity, once a sci-fi concept, is now a reality. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry's Vermont ice cream factory and its adjacent operations to investigate how this innovative process works.

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