Immigrant Workers Are the Backbone of Our Food System

Civil Eats 10/2 8:03A The Civil Eats Editors

As part of our mission, Civil Eats reports on the U.S. food system s disproportionate impact on immigrants and communities of color. Immigrant food system workers toil in the nation’s restaurants,...

Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional...

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 10/1 6:38A Laura Zaks

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional supply chains Secretary...

The US Weakens a UN Declaration on Antibiotic Resistance

Civil Eats 9/24 11:01P Lisa Held

Last May, the United Nations (U.N.) released the first draft of a global plan to tackle antibiotic resistance that aligned with a call from world leaders’ expert advisors to take “bold and specific action.” That included a commitment to reduce...

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate Change?

Civil Eats 9/23 11:00P Christina Cooke

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter.  Become a member today  and get the next issue directly in your inbox. As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump...

Path to the Farm Bill: Expanding Access to Credit

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 9/23 4:22A Billy Hackett

Farmer and USDA staff in hoop house. Credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This post is the sixth post in a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that...

Beyond Farm to Table: How Chefs Can Support Climate-Friendly Food Systems

Civil Eats 9/23 1:00A Grey Moran

This is the first article in a five-part series about restaurants and climate-change solutions, produced in collaboration with Eater . At the height of summer, chef Rob Rubba and his team at Oyster...

Release: Farmers and Food Pantries Seek Secretary Vilsack’s Help Avoiding a Funding Cliff

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 9/19 9:04A Laura Zaks

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Release: Farmers and Food Pantries Seek Secretary Vilsack’s Help Avoiding a Funding Cliff Groups Urge USDA to Sustain Local Food...

Earth from space: Massive landslide dams Canadian river, trapping endangered fish on the wrong side

Live Science 8/26 9:00P

QUICK FACTS Where is it? The Chilcotin River, British Columbia [ 51.85860344, -122.82148613 ] What's in the photo? Debris from a landslide blocking the flow of the river Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 9 When was it taken? Aug. 1, 2024...

How a Community Gardener Grew Food for Her Family, Quit Her Job at McDonald’s, and Started a Farm

Civil Eats 8/19 11:00P Elizabeth Doerr

When Maximina Hernández Reyes emigrated from Oaxaca, Mexico, to Oregon in 2001, she was still learning English, had no idea where the food pantries were, and knew very few people. She struggled to...

A New Book Dives Deep Into the Climate and Health Impacts of Gas Stoves

Civil Eats 8/13 11:00P Lisa Held

Each year, 100,000 Americans die from coal and car pollution. And each year, 20 percent of deaths worldwide are attributable to fossil fuel use. Rob Jackson, Stanford climate scientist and chair of the Global Carbon Project , keeps a long list of...

Farm Stops Create New Markets for Small Farms

Civil Eats 8/11 11:00P Paige Hodder

At Argus Farm Stop, the shelves are full of locally raised vegetables and fruit, herbs, beef, chicken, fish, and more. Beets from one local farm snuggle up against sunchokes from another, across eggs...

17 Food and Ag Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis

Civil Eats 8/4 11:00P The Civil Eats Editors

Although the food system generates one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions , it has largely been excluded from the climate agendas of most governments. Only last year did the food system become a...

The Hard Work of Bringing Kelp to Market

Civil Eats 7/30 11:00P Alexandra Talty, Pulitzer Center

It was nearly sunset on a breezy May afternoon when Scott Lord and his wife Sheena pulled into Port Clyde, Maine, on the Eva Marie. The hull sat low in the water, weighed down by 2,500 pounds of sugar...

Path to a New Farm Bill: Securing Resources for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 7/30 7:13A Hannah Quigley

Farmer Taw Meh in the New Roots program at the Juniper Gardens Training Farm in Kansas City, KS. Photo by Cultivate KC Editor’s Note: This post is part of a multi-part series exploring some of the key...

New blood test for colorectal cancer approved by FDA

Live Science 7/29 11:22A

A new blood test that screens for colorectal cancer has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The blood sample needed for the new test, called Shield, can be obtained at a doctor s appointment or through a commercial lab....