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Food

2015

How Does It Grow

Canola: What the Heck Is It?

Telling the stories of our food from field to fork.

Season 2017 Episode 5 | 1m 47s

Canola is one of the world's most common -- and controversial -- cooking oils. But what is it? Is there a "canola" plant? To answer these questions, we have to go back in time to a Canadian laboratory.

How Does It Grow

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