Audubon MagazineMarch-April 2011

The Truth Behind Food Labels

It can be confusing trying to make sense of all the environmental claims plastered on food products lining grocery store aisles.

Urban Farms Sprout Across the Country

Gray asphalt and abandoned lots in cities are being turned into farms as city dwellers grow fruits and vegetables in the shadow of skyscrapers.

Food Cycle

By Julie Leibach
September 13, 2011 — The eternal food loop—harvest, prepare, savor, cleanup—has never been healthier, and better tasting, than it is right now.

Message in a Bottle

By Jane Braxton Little
September 09, 2011 — Red, white—and green—the wine industry is widely embracing chemical-free viticulture that protects both the landscape and farmers while capturing terroir, the true taste of a place.

Gone Fish

By Ted Williams
September 09, 2011 — Personal conservation is great, and the better seafood guides can be helpful, says our Incite columnist, an independent voice for the environment. But fisheries policy must still be changed.

Grains of Change

By Don Stap
September 09, 2011 — In California’s Central Valley, where a quarter of the food varieties we eat are farmed, a new generation of growers is teaming up with conservationists to make sure that rice and Long-billed Curlews will always mix.

Food Culture

By Alisa Opar
September 09, 2011 — Genetically modified agriculture holds both the promise of drought- and virus-resistant crops and the peril of unraveling the natural food chain. But like it or not, it’s one genie that’s already out of the bottle.

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