AltWeeklies Wire
Midwives Fight for Home Births and Autonomynew

North Carolina's high rate of combined fetal and neonatal mortality rank it in the bottom sixth of the nation. The state is also one of only 11 in the country where the practice of midwifery outside the supervision of physicians is illegal. Some don't think that's a coincidence.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
05-29-2008 |
Children & Families
Urban Chickensnew

Chapel Hill native Greg Bell began his foray into urban poultry as a peeved neighbor.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
11-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
What's Really in Your Food?new
It's becoming increasingly more difficult to discern how our food was grown, processed and treated, thanks to our collective support of a food industry that wields its heft and political clout to create labeling laws that make a mockery of disclosure.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
10-11-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Gray Market for Raw Milk?new
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Board of Agriculture voted unanimously to adopt a rule that requires the addition of gray dye to all unpasteurized milk sold in the state.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
09-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Drink It Rawnew

Why is unpasteurized milk the only illegal food in North Carolina?
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
06-21-2007 |
Food+Drink