Why Maine's blueberry farmers are losing millions

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Blueberries have grown wild in Maine for 10,000 years. These aren't your typical grocery store blueberries. They're smaller, sweeter, and healthier. They're the backbone of a valuable industry in Maine, especially for Indigenous groups who've returned for generations to hand-harvest the fields.

The government's new meat-heavy diet looks unaffordable for many Americans

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US secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants Americans to eat a lot more meat.

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Whole milk is gross. I don't care what RFK says.

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Whole milk, yuck.

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The Trump administration orders states to reverse full SNAP benefits sent for November

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Donald Trump on November 7, 2025.
The Trump administration has paused SNAP payments amid the government shutdown.

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Detection of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Parasite in U.S. Traveler Raises Alarms

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USDA Recalls 10 Million Pounds of Meat and Poultry Over Listeria Fears

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Dems Call for Criminal Investigation in Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak That’s Killed 10

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Boar's Head meats are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024 in San Rafael, California.

The USDA's new plant zone map shifts cities like Lansing and Omaha five degrees warmer and could change how you garden, including when and what you grow

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The 2023 USDA "plant hardiness" map shows some changed growing zones since the 2012 version.

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There's been a spike in Americans skipping meals since the end of pandemic-era benefits

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Emergency SNAP benefits are ending as half of US children do not consume vegetables on a daily basis.
Emergency SNAP benefits ended over six months ago, and millions of Americans are still struggling.

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Is your food safe to eat? Why your wasabi, vanilla, and honey could be fake

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Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside.

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