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Across Washington State, hydroelectric dams are blocking salmon as they migrate to their spawning grounds. Enter the salmon cannon. Ingrid Taylar/Flickr hide caption
A campaign called Behind The Brands, led by Oxfam International, is trying to make the inner workings of the 10 biggest food companies in the world more visible to consumers. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Three scoops of vanilla ice cream made with vanilla beans from Mexico, Tahiti and Madagascar. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
The orchids that produce vanilla beans have no natural pollinators in Madagascar; the plant must be pollinated by hand — a labor-intensive process with little margin for error. Courtesy of Madécasse hide caption
About 84 percent of food products that contain trans fats still carry a "zero gram" label, which may mislead consumers, researchers say. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Bob O'Connor, a Foster Farms veterinarian, holds an 11-day-old chick at a ranch near the town of Merced, in California's Central Valley. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
Tractors sit on a sugarcane plantation on the land of a Guarani-Kaiowá indigenous community in Brazil, where Oxfam has alleged "land grabs" unfairly take land from the poor. The United Nations is drafting voluntary guidelines for "responsible investment in agriculture and food systems" in response to such concerns. Tatiana Cardeal/Courtesy of Oxfam hide caption
When not in use, this desk oven can be stowed upright and can serve as a whiteboard. Steve Gates hide caption
Indian schoolchildren eat their free midday meal. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The unique browning patterns on mozzarella come from the way it bubbles, a scientist says. sierravalleygirl/Flickr hide caption
What's on the menu at Tim Hortons? Coffee and doughnuts --” and also sandwiches and pastries. meddygarnet/Flickr hide caption