“New Prairie” cooking blends old and new
A new cookbook explores the cuisine of America’s Great Plains, and the food it presents offers a fusion of past and present, as well as giving a boost to locally …
Scientists are engineering plants that can withstand drought
UC Riverside plant cell biologist Sean Cutler and others are researching how to engineer plants to make them more able to tolerate drought. Initial research is promising, although Cutler says …
LA Times: Mexican farm workers live in “bleak conditions”
The Los Angeles Times ran a front-page article on Sunday that provides a sobering view of life for some farm laborers in Mexico. It is the first of a four-part …