Rep. Chellie Pingree: We Must Act to Protect Integrity of the Certified Organic Label

Civil Eats 6/21 11:00P Chellie Pingree

As a longtime farmer, I work hard to ensure that food I sell with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified organic logo lives up to that label’s stringent standards. And I know the vast majority of organic farmers, processors, and...

How Local Food Hubs Are Boosting Rural Farming Economies

Alternet 6/15 9:00A Lyndsey Gilpin, High Country New

From 2009 to 2015, the USDA has put around $1 billion into 40,000 local food infrastructure projects across the country. Dan Hobbs farms 30 acres of land east of Pueblo, Colorado. For years, he spent...

Energy Drinks Are Deadly for Young People

Alternet 6/14 8:30P Robin Scher, AlterNet

Energy drinks have a lot more caffeine than coffee, and it s easy to overdo it. We’ve all been there. Making a late-night trip to the gas station to pick up that miracle elixir—Red Bull, Monster,...

Do Poor People Eat More Junk Food Than Wealthier Americans?

Alternet 6/14 6:42A Jay L. Zagorsky, Patricia Smith,

It s time to regulate the fast food industry. Eating fast food is frequently blamed for damaging our health. As nutrition experts point out, it is not the healthiest type of meal since it is typically...

15 Ways Intermittent Fasting Can Improve Your Health

Alternet 6/13 8:30P Jess Miller, AlterNet

Click here for reuse options! Curious about fasting? Here s the ultimate guide. Fasting is the practice of abstaining or reducing consumption of food, drink or both, for a specific period of time....

California Is Risking Public Health by Improperly Assessing Safety of Monsanto Herbicide

Alternet 6/11 8:30P Zen Honeycutt, AlterNet

California s proposed safe level of glyphosate, the main ingredient in RoundUp weedkiller, does nothing to protect citizens from harm. As a California mother, I am encouraged that the CalEPA Office of...

How Do We End Food Scarcity in America? With Farms Like This

Alternet 6/9 7:13A Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Alter

Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York combats food apartheid by delivering fresh, nutritious food to poor communities. As the cost of living rises and wages stay the same, millions struggle to afford...

Meet 20 Food Leaders Under 40

Alternet 6/8 9:00A Alanna Wittet, Food Tank

Here are some young changemakers who are already shaping the future of our global and local food systems. At Food Tank, we are constantly amazed by the variety of ideas, initiatives, businesses, and...

Delivering Summer Meals to Rural, Low-Income Kids with Retired School Buses

Civil Eats 6/7 11:00P Chris Hardman

In an apartment complex in Greene County, Tennessee, children wait excitedly for the arrival of the Lunch Express bus. The apartment manager sets up picnic tables in the shade, while Christy Lunday brings out a small table for the little kids....

How You Can Help Save the Planet—and Yourself—Simply by Substituting Beans for Beef

Alternet 6/6 8:30P Susan Levin, AlterNet

To protect our warming planet, we must start taking animal products off our plates. As the world’s second largest greenhouse gas emitter, the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement...

Oakland's Switch to Local and Organic Meals at 100-Plus Public Schools Cuts Carbon Footprint and...

Alternet 6/5 11:19A Melissa Hellmann, Yes! Magazine

Surprising results when Oakland overhauled its lunch menu by serving less meat and more fruits and vegetables. When her eldest son was in elementary school in the Oakland Unified School District, Ruth...

Culture Shift: Oakland Leads the Way in Making School Lunches More Sustainable

Alternet 6/5 11:19A Melissa Hellmann, Yes! Magazine

Surprising results when Oakland overhauled its lunch menu by serving less meat and more fruits and vegetables. When her eldest son was in elementary school in the Oakland Unified School District, Ruth...

Carbon Farming & Cutting Food Waste: Climate Solutions That Don’t Require Trump’s Buy-in

Civil Eats 6/4 11:00P Twilight Greenaway

Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate has many wringing their hands. But Paul Hawken doesn’t have time for despair. In fact, the veteran author and entrepreneur has spent the last several years...

Want to Get 'Back to the Land'? You’re Not Alone

Alternet 6/3 5:16A Nancy Matsumoto, YES! Magazine

Each generation has had one common desire: to live a more honest, ethical life of self-sufficiency and oneness with nature. Over the past century, generations of young people have turned their backs...

Trump Wants to Cut Wasteful Government Spending: He Can Start by Eliminating Federal Programs That...

Alternet 6/2 8:30P Dena Jones, AlterNet

Taxpayers shouldn t be paying for animal abuse and the neglect of farm animals. In March, President Trump signed an executive order instructing the director of the Office of Management and Budget to...