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#NPRreads: In Defense Of California And Wearing The Same Thing To Work Daily

This week, we highlight an Internet confessional of a woman who decided to do like men: wear the same outfit to work every day. We also baseball and fancy food at schools.

Desmond Brown sells fruits and vegetables at a farmer's market outside the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.

Local Food Is No Small Potatoes: Farmers Rake In Almost $5 Billion

More than half of the $5 billion in local food sales came not from farmers' markets but from restaurants and grocery stores, according to a government report. Those points of sale have attracted bigger farmers who might not bother with direct-to-consumer sales.

This artist rendering shows Kepler-11, a sun-like star around which six planets orbit. A planet-hunting telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, including more than 50 potential planets that initially appear to be in habitable zones. The agency's chief scientist said Tuesday there will be "strong indications" of alien life within a decade.

'Definite Evidence' Of Alien Life Within 20-30 Years, NASA Chief Scientist Says

Ellen Stofan's colleagues on a panel agreed with that assessment. But Stofan was quick to point out: "We are not talking about little green men. We are talking about little microbes."

Sprawling, Soaring 'Grace Of Kings' Changes The Fantasy Landscape

Ken Liu's debut is an epic saga of gods, kings and rebels, set in an invented world with echoes of pan-Asian myth. Reviewer Amal El-Mohtar calls it "beautiful, nuanced, fierce, original and diverse."

Some Americans are cutting back on red meat, and health concerns seem to be the biggest reason they're doing it, a survey found.

Why There's Less Red Meat On Many American Plates

Some 39 percent of Americans polled in a survey said they eat less meat now than they did three years ago. Health experts say that's a sign that Americans' attitudes about consuming meat are changing.

Stephanie Izard says the Olive Garden helped to reignite a childhood passion for food. She went to Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona and later moved to Chicago where she opened up her first restaurant.

Salad Ties And Breadsticks: Star Chef Started At The Olive Garden

Stephanie Izard is the chef behind Chicago's award-winning Girl and the Goat restaurant — and the first woman to win on Bravo's Top Chef. But her food career began in the land of unlimited salad.

NATURE: Animal Homes

Episode 3 Airs Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Logan Heights Parents Lobby Board For Magnet School

Parents in Logan Heights are urging the San Diego Unified school district school to establish a new school within a struggling charter school. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.

Fake Sweetner Saccharin Considered Safe By EPA

The artificial sweetener saccharin is removed from the list of substances posing a risk to humans.

Celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich celebrates culture through food.

Lidia Celebrates America: Weddings: Something Borrowed, Something New

Airs Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

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