Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

The USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan did a Q&A with The Washington Post about challenges for the organic food market.

As sourcing ingredients directly from local farms gains in popularity, more chefs are building relationships with farmers to get the pick of their crops.

Instagramming your restaurant could get you a slap on the wrist from the chef. Should it?

The 3,000 to 4,000 fish that now run amok in Colorado's Teller Lake #5 likely spawned from 4 or 5 dumped pet goldfish.

Long a subject of speculation, our neighbor has yet to yield signs of life. But that hasn't kept people from imaging it's there.

'Switched at Birth' stars raise poultry, reveal upcoming storylines.

Green 'Family Weekend'; nature TV premieres.

The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties have been revealed by dietician Sandy Allonen.

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.

Don't know the difference between "free range" and Certified Humane? Learn what the labels on your chickens and eggs mean.

His office confirms that he will leave his job this March to spend more time with his family.

The iHospital is a chain that fixes broken Apple products but takes Apple-care to new levels. Ian Sherr reports on Lunch Break.

A trio works from anywhere in the world, teleworking during the Olympics and a mandatory work from home day. If you’re preparing for the Friday night commute

While politicians in Appalachia are taking aim at the EPA, John Yarmuth is patting the agency on the back.

Effects of the fiscal cliff deal on food policy

Earth Day turned 41 Friday, with organizers hoping to inspire "A Billion Acts of Green," the holiday's theme for 2011. It's a noble goal, but recent events like

Groupon deals, rain barrels, epic videos and the marketing hype surrounding Earth Day.

Paul Hawken's latest book, 'Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming,' focuses on fixes rather than fighting.

Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city, is a hub for commerce and tourism in the country's southeastern coastal region. Though most would-be visitors are seduced

Peter Tabichi, a teacher in remote Kenya who has been giving most of his salary to the poor, became the first African to win the Global Teacher Prize.

Aug. 1 will be a day of live online canning demonstrations. We have a sneak preview of a recipe from Food in Jars' Marisa McLellan.

Researchers will likely never know what happened to the crew of the Catalina PBY-5.

Video: Watch and learn how to make a delicious apricot chicken.

Chef A uses tomatoes, olives, capers and more in a sauce to top off her basic chicken breasts.

The fast-food chain will source chicken that hasn't been given unnecessary antibiotics, and will also offer hormone-free milk.

It's been a long week of snow, school being closed, and lots of writing. I'm really looking forward to Friday night pizza and a glass of wine.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

If chicken breasts are your go-to lean protein, you may want to avoid this poultry defect.

Researchers suggest our most lasting legacy will be chicken bones.

Chickens with ankle monitors and spinach with trackers can tell consumers a lot about their food — including whether it's tainted.

Food items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

According to the Department of Agriculture, there are 5,279 farmers markets, large and small, in communities across America.

Alexandra Cousteau revisits Scott St. Pierre in Louisiana and learns how he and others are coping with the oil spill.

Manufacturing and distribution of plastic shopping bags come with steep fines and serious jail time in the East African nation.

Julia Child and food safety experts disagree on whether you should wash raw chicken before cooking it.

From January 1 to January 14, chicken noodle soup orders increased 35 percent over January 2012.

U.S. sets disaster record, new branch of life found, climate change vs. pirates, and it turns out the nuclear crisis in Japan is worse than originally believed.

Rapture looms, crawfish thrive in floods, big cyclone season forecast, and more.

New superbug found, nukes cause 'boy booms,' jet streams may power world, and more.

Can Germany nix nukes? Did meteors spark life? Is squid the new panda? Will wildfires in Arizona cease?

Congress tackles ethanol and 'frankenfish,' warmth killing flowers and bees, and Arabian oryx seems to be making a come back from extinction.

Oil release draws fire, record floods hit North Dakota, platypus in peril, and more.

New York may lift fracking moratorium, fires may forever change Southwest ecosystem, and more.

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off, EPA issues new air rules, polar bears are Irish, and more.

Study reveals humans' top eco-flaw, whaling summit ends in walkout, why beta males are happier, and more.

U.S. heat wave peaks, crooks steal crops, Iran aims for space, and more.

Humanity to hit 7 billion in 2011, U.S. unveils new mpg rules, Shark Week begins, and more.

Photos suggest water on Mars, Shell to drill in Arctic, storm outlook worsens, and more.