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Tamar Haspel on Food Costs, Animal Welfare, and the Honey Bee
Episode 586

Tamar Haspel on Food Costs, Animal Welfare, and the Honey Bee

Tamar Haspel, who writes "Unearthed," a column on food and agriculture at the Washington Post, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about a wide variety of issues related to the cost of food and how it's produced. Topics discussed include why technology helps make some foods inexpensive, how animals are treated, the health of the honey bee, and whether eggs from your backyard taste any better than eggs at the grocery.

EconTalk · EconTalk: Russ Roberts

July 17, 20171h 1m

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Show Notes

Tamar Haspel, who writes "Unearthed," a column on food and agriculture at the Washington Post, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about a wide variety of issues related to the cost of food and how it's produced. Topics discussed include why technology helps make some foods inexpensive, how animals are treated, the health of the honey bee, and whether eggs from your backyard taste any better than eggs at the grocery.

Topics

economicssustainabilityagricultureeconlibeggstamar haspelbeesenvironmenttechnologyanimals