Small-scale agriculture is resurging as some city dwellers strive to get back to the land, while a growing number of existing farmers look at alternative agriculture as a ticket to get off the commodity production treadmill.

Executive director at the National Bison Association, Dave Carter, covers the meaning of all-natural chicken and other mysterious uses for antibiotics in agriculture.

The American Meat Institute says zapping meat is the answer for addressing safety concerns. Dave Carter, exectuive director of the National Bison Association isn't so sure.

The sea of 60 thousand high school students in blue jackets roaming the convention center in Indianapolis in late October offered a glimpse into the future of U.S. food production.

The coffee alternative category grew nearly 20 percent in 2008 according to data tracked by SPINS. Since Kraft Foods discontinued selling Postum in the fall of 2007, many coffee-alternative customers who used to shop at mainstream supermarkets have migrated to natural food stores.