What’s at Stake for School Food-Literacy Programs

Civil Eats 9/16 10:01P Hannah Wallace

This is the first in a series of stories covering the end of SNAP-Ed , which ran for more than 30 years, and how it will impact American communities. Rita Elaine Leary has been a middle school science...

As Federal Support for On-Farm Solar Declines, Is Community Agrivoltaics the Future?

Civil Eats 9/15 10:01P Rebekah Alvey

Some of the thickest hay in the meadow at Jack’s Solar Garden , in Longmont, Colorado, is on the west side under an elm tree. The tree offers shade, absorbs the brunt of afternoon sun, and keeps more moisture in the ground. Byron Kominek, who...

EPA Says the Cost of Food Waste Has Nearly Doubled

Civil Eats 9/11 6:39A Rebekah Alvey

September 11, 2025 – American consumers are losing about $728 each year to food waste, nearly double previous estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). A family of four loses nearly $3,000 in food waste annually, according to a...

As Extreme Weather Increases Flooding on Farms, Federal Support for Climate Resilience Evaporates

Civil Eats 9/9 10:01P Meg Wilcox

As a teen in the 1960s, Ray McCormick shouldered responsibility for managing his family’s 2,600-acre farm in southern Indiana. His father had taken an insurance job, crushed by major crops losses from...

'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking boats in Europe again

Live Science 9/3 6:23A Patrick Pester

Orcas along the Spanish coast are attacking boats once again, leaving destroyed rudders and stranded crews in their wake. A small population of orcas ( Orcinus orca ), or killer whales, has developed a penchant for damaging boats off the Iberian...

USDA Staffing Crisis: Mass Departures Undermine Local Ag Support

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 8/27 7:03A Rebecca Schewe

Photo credit: USDA On July 24, 2025, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released a memo (SM-1078-015 ) describing the planned reorganization of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff....

Creemees, Community, and Coalition: NSAC’s Summer Meeting in Stowe, Vermont

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 8/22 3:42A Laura Zaks

The hills are alive with the Sound of NSAC As we do every summer, NSAC coalition members recently gathered for our summer meeting, from August 4-7, in Stowe, Vermont. Located some 25 miles east of...

Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.

Civil Eats 8/19 10:01P Raj Patel

New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani s proposal to open five city-run grocery stores has grocery industry executives—and other political foes— clutching their pearls . Critics call it a socialist fantasy. But publicly owned grocery stores...

Refugee Farm Programs Harmed by Federal Cuts

Civil Eats 8/17 10:01P Caleb Hampton

On a cool morning in early June, Ram Khatiwoda, the farm coordinator at the New Roots farm in West Sacramento, California, took a visitor through the garden plots on a strip of land sandwiched between...

The MAHA Movement’s Climate Conundrum

Civil Eats 8/11 10:01P Lisa Held

This is the first in a series of articles examining the promises and policies of the MAHA movement. At a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) roundtable in Washington, D.C. in July, Secretary of Health...

Op-ed: We Need a Food Bill of Rights

Civil Eats 7/29 10:00P Tambra Raye  Stevenson

Oklahoma sits at the center of the U.S. wheat belt, exporting grain across the world and supplying flour that fills pantries nationwide. It is a major pork producer and also part of America’s cattle...

Could Child Care Centers Strengthen Local Food Systems?

Civil Eats 7/27 10:00P Tilde Herrera

Ever since the pandemic, the child care sector has grappled with tight budgets, staffing shortages, and low wages. Dara Bloom, an associate professor at North Carolina State University, has watched...

New report details one of the biggest raw milk-related outbreaks in recent US history

Live Science 7/25 11:30A Nicoletta Lanese

A Salmonella outbreak that sickened over 160 people in California and a handful of individuals in other states was caused by raw milk products from a single dairy farm, a new report explains. The outbreak — described Thursday (July 24) in the...

USDA Announces Major Reorganization, Relocation of Employees

Civil Eats 7/24 6:04A Matthew Wheeland

July 24, 2025 –  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this morning announced a significant reorganization of the agency that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said would “ensure all agencies are efficiently and effectively delivering...

The EPA Canceled These 21 Climate Justice Projects

Civil Eats 7/22 10:00P Riley Ramirez

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “ unleash ” U.S. energy. The order directed the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, to immediately pause previously approved...