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Best of Artisan Chocolate

BY Stephanie Schomer
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What tastes better with chocolate? According to these confectioners, just about everything.READ»

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David Rees Will Sharpen Your Pencil the Artisan Way

BY Dan Macsai
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David Rees may well be the world's first and only artisanal pencil sharpener.READ»

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Have Your Chocolate and Fund It Too: A New Vision for Microloans

BY Lisa Katayama
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The Hoop Fund, a new kind of online marketplace founded by a former Coke executive, lets consumers make loans to fair trade businesses worldwide, in $25 increments -- and also buy the products from the companies they're supporting.READ»

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Customization vs. Mass Customization: What Really Matters?

BY David Gardner
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I often receive questions about whether or not a company is a mass customizer and why the whole world isn't moving to mass customization. This posting will make the differences a bit clearer about the differences and offer thoughts about what really matters.READ»

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Walmart Doubling Sales of Produce From Local Farms

BY Ariel Schwartz
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The retail giant last year unveiled an ambitious sustainability index for its suppliers, and now the company has announced that it plans to double the sales of fresh produce sourced from local farms in U.S. locations by the end of 2015.READ»

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Tagged Cocoa Beans Now Traceable From Ghana

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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A new tagging system in Ghana helps chocoholics get their fix without fear of supporting human trafficking.READ»

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Developing Nations Taste Test Genetically Modified Frankenfood

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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From the Philippines to Uganda and from rice to bananas, we may be in store for a synthetic agricultural future.READ»

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Why "All Natural" Is Bad

BY Russ Meyer
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Recently, the Ben & Jerry's brand announced that it had decided to take the phrase "All Natural" off some of their ice cream and frozen yogurt packages. This is in response to a request from The Center for the Science in the ...READ»

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Organic Valley Is Recruiting Future Farmers of America

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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The cooperative of farmers is setting out on a national recruiting tour.READ»

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Here Comes SuperCacao: Mars, Inc. Sequences the Cacao Genome

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Chocolate lovers, rejoice. A research team led by scientists at Mars Inc., the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and IBM this week sequenced the genome of the cacao tree. Best of all, the ...READ»

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Whole Foods: Don't Eat That, Eat This

BY Ariel Schwartz
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The organic grocery giant implements a color-coded warning system for its seafood -- and pledges to phase out endangered fish.READ»

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Fruitiness vs. Truthiness: VolunteerMatch Challenges Stephen Colbert to Taste-Off

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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Ben & Jerry's is causing a buzz with its latest CSR and promotional efforts.READ»

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Soda Giant Sets Out to Save the World's Water

BY Ariel Schwartz
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PepsiCo, accused of depleting drinking water around the globe, has set bold new goals for water stewardship. Is this bluewashing?READ»

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National Burger Challenge: McDonald's vs. Five Guys vs. In-N-Out

BY Austin Carr
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In a new survey, "Consumer Reports" found that McDonald's ranked lowest on a list of fast food burger joints, outscored by Wendy's and Burger King, and trounced by In-N-Out and Five Guys.READ»

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Illeana Douglas Assembles The Web's Most Beloved Hit Show--No Allen Wrench Required

BY Dan Macsai
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The creator and star of "Easy to Assemble" talks about the evolution of her groundbreaking Web series and what it’s like to work for Ikea.READ»

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Community Farmer's Market Uses Tech Tools to Gain Competitive Advantage

BY Susan Solovic
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For nearly 40 years, the Belleville Farmer's Market in Belleville, IL has been delighting its customers. In recent years, the produce industry has seen dramatic changes. Now the community market faces fierce competition from big box stores and large grocery chains. In order to compete, the market is using technology tools to gain a competitive advantage. READ»

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Haagen-Dazs Gets Busy With Honey Bee Haven

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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An ice cream giant and a California University have paired up to celebrate National Honey Bee Awareness Day.READ»

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Electric Shock Treatment Gives Potatoes a New Lease on Life

BY Addy Dugdale
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Do potatoes have feelings? Who cares, if science can make them healthier.READ»

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4food "De-Junks" Fast Food With Doughnut Burgers

BY Rachel Z. Arndt
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A flat ring of meat is not a hamburger. 4food, New York City’s newest attempt at a healthy restaurant, thinks it is.READ»

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Steven Stone on the Greening of Sub-Saharan Africa

BY EarthSky.org
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In the past year, African nations, such as Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, have been investing billions of public and private dollars in green technologies, like renewable energy and organic agriculture. Economist Steven Stone of ...READ»

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Pop Rocks & Basil Ice Cream? Beware the GroupThink!

BY Josh Linkner
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Don't let fear or consensus-building waterdown your best ideas.READ»

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Innovation in China's Tea Industry

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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Joshua Kaiser of Rishi Tea pioneered organic, fair-trade tea in the United States, but also in China.READ»

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McStatins Happy Meal Would Prevent Heart, Big Mac Attacks: Frustrated Cardiologist

BY Kit Eaton
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Care for a side of DNA analysis with that?READ»

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Eat Fish to Save Fish, Say Conservationists

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Can we save the oceans with strategic dieting? Conservationists in Palm Beach think so -- they're encouraging locals to chomp down on an invasive species of lionfish.READ»

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Cause Marketing Gets a Lift From "Superman," OfficeMax

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a joint venture between Participant Media and one of the country's biggest office supply retailers!READ»

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