Recent problems facing the shellfish industry have made nurturing the tender little bivalves a little tougher, leaving farmers struggling to stay productive and sustainable.
Costco says it will investigate. The local warehouse-store company changed its practices after an earlier investigation by the same animal-rights group into the treatment of calves.
Chase fees and this year's budget cuts mean Seattle's Farmer's Market Nutrition Program may be on the chopping block. In some low-income neighborhoods, it could mean serious trouble for the markets...