Nowruz, cabbage, agricultural policy, whales vs. crabs

Celebrate the Persian new year with fresh herbs and new recipes

• Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate Nowruz. 
• Economist Betty Resnick lays out the reasons behind the US's agricultural trade deficit.
• Alissa Timoshkina ventures beyond cabbage in a new cookbook dedicated to vegetables in Eastern European cuisines.
• Whales that get caught in Dungeness crab fishing gear have left fishermen and environmentalists scrambling for a solution.

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