You probably know yellowfin tuna, or thunnus albacares, as the stuff you dig out of a can and mix with mayo and celery. Thought to be prolific and inexhaustible, this fish is now in danger in the great expanses of the Pacific Ocean. Attendees of a fisheries conference in New Zealand were warned this week [...]
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We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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