Op-ed: The New Food Pyramid Is a Climate Disaster

Civil Eats 1/12 9:00P Leah Kelly

The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were just released, along with a new food pyramid that heavily promotes meat and dairy—and reflects the authors’ ties to industrial animal agriculture. While the new guidelines emphasize fruits and...

A Florida Oyster Fishery and Its Community Fight for Their Future

Civil Eats 1/5 9:00P Ben Seal

This story was co-published and supported by the journalism nonprofit Economic Hardship Reporting Project . On a late afternoon in early November, Xochitl Bervera launches The Roxie Girl from St....

The End of SNAP-Ed Leaves Underserved Communities With Even Fewer Resources

Civil Eats 1/4 9:00P Laura Reiley

Phyllis Pacheco, 72, lives about 6 miles from the New Mexico border in an unincorporated community called Lobatos, so small that its mailing address is nearby Antonito, Colorado. She’s lived there most of her life, and still works as a certified...

Our Biggest Climate Stories of 2025

Civil Eats 12/29 9:01P The Civil Eats Editors

This year, as climate change continued to impact and alter the food system, the Trump administration dismantled many of the climate projects and protections that were put in place to help tackle the...

Our Biggest Farming Stories of 2025

Civil Eats 12/28 9:01P The Civil Eats Editors

When we started Civil Eats, we sought to report on farming from a different perspective, focusing on underrepresented voices and issues. This year, most American farmers faced significant challenges,...

Our Biggest Food Justice Stories of 2025

Civil Eats 12/22 9:01P The Civil Eats Editors

Civil Eats has reported on food justice since we began publishing in 2009. At the time, many people were unaware of the critical connection between race, food, poverty, and equity. As a central tenet...

Exclusive: Senator Schiff Introduces Bill to Support ‘Alternative Protein’ Development

Civil Eats 12/17 2:00A Lisa Held

December 17, 2025 – Senator Adam Schiff (D-California) will introduce legislation today to direct more than $500 million in federal support over the next five years toward research and development for “alternative proteins.” The Producing Real...

US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned

Civil Eats 12/16 9:01P Rebekah Alvey

Article Summary • Members of the Trump administration and the Make America Healthy Again movement have repeatedly criticized the process, and the advisory committee, behind the Dietary Guidelines for...

Chaos, Collaboration, and Courage: A Look Back at 2025

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 12/16 7:13A Laura Zaks

NSAC Winter Meeting 2025, Washington, DC A Year Like No Other As 2025 comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on a year that reshaped the food and farm policy landscape: from major disruptions...

USDA Staffing Crisis: Rural Development Staff Cuts Leave Rural Communities Behind

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 12/12 5:07A Rebecca Schewe

Photo credit: Zoe Richardson via Unpslash This post examines the devastating loss of experienced staff within US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and the consequences for the...

Guest Post: Remembering Michael Sligh, a champion for farmers and food justice

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 12/12 3:42A Laura Zaks

Michael Sligh (right) Editor’s Note: NSAC has been shaped for decades by creative, joyful, and smart leadership from hundreds of advocates and farmers. Today we mourn the recent loss of our longtime...

Joint Release: Fleeting Relief for Some Farmers, But ‘Bridge’ Payments Lack Long-Term Solutions

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 12/9 4:36A Laura Zaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks Associate Director of Communications and Development National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net, 347.563.6408 Contact: Jessica Manly Communications and Digital Advocacy...

Elderberry Is a Sacred Indigenous Plant. Should It Be Monetized?

Civil Eats 12/8 9:01P Rose Garrett

Article Summary • Indigenous communities have tended and used elderberries as a sacred plant and medicine for centuries. Elderberries are traditionally shared within tribal communities, not...

Want to see the full moon up close? These beginner telescopes are all under $250 for Black Friday

Live Science 11/28 7:00A Kimberley Lane

Getting into astronomy doesn't need to feel intimidating or expensive. This Black Friday , a handful of great beginner telescopes are available for under $250, giving you an easy way to dip your toes into stargazing without overthinking the gear....

Why do vultures circle?

Live Science 11/23 1:00A Chris Simms

Vultures are often portrayed as an ominous sign of imminent death, circling high above as they wait for an injured individual below to die. But in reality, that's not the case, experts say. "I've never heard of an actual instance of them circling...