Food & Agriculture
Mark Bittman’s New Restaurant Aims to ‘Turn the Food System on Its Head’
Community Kitchen explores how a restaurant can make food equitable for all—from the farmer to the diner
Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan headline a milestone 12-hour benefit concert
Barbara Damrosch’s Life in the Garden
The acclaimed garden writer’s latest book is part memoir, part garden guide and part call to action
The Farm Bill Must Support Farmers Affected by PFAS Contaminated Sewage Sludge
Maine stepped up to protect its farmers. It’s time for Congress to protect farmers nationwide.
How “Right-to-Farm” Laws Betray Farmers, Disenfranchise Voters and Empower Corporations
Proponents say right-to-farm laws protect family farmers. In reality, right-to-farm laws fuel rural poverty by empowering industrial ag and dispossessing local governance
Will Congress Do Its Job and Pass a Farm Bill This Year?
More than a trillion dollars are at stake for vital food, farm, conservation and rural development spending programs in 2024
Federal Investigations into Labor Law Violations by Farm Employers Fall to Record-Low
In the face of lax enforcement by Biden’s Labor Department, labor organizations have stepped up to protect farmworkers
Nine Times More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Water Near Sludge-Spread Fields
New York State and waste management entities promote the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, but recent tests show high levels of PFAS pollution in water near sludge-spread fields
Biogas Boondoggle: Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Dollars Are Spent to Transform Livestock Waste Into “Renewable Natural Gas”
Federal funding for solar panels and wind turbines is being used to greenwash CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations)
Guess Who’s Crawling to Dinner?
Scientists warn that reducing our demand for meat is needed to mitigate climate change. Do insects provide the answer?
‘What We’re Up Against’: North Dakota Towns Stand Up to Farm Bureau for Clean Water
Pelican Township gets dragged into a national campaign to upend local zoning rules.
Building Movements for Food and Racial Justice Through Organic Farming
For Iriel Edwards, a decision to take up farming in Louisiana was fueled by a desire to connect to the deep ecological knowledge of her ancestors
