Chef Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz driving “the mutton,” or the Mobile Unit for Training and Nutrition (MUTN). Photo courtesy of Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz.

How the Navajo Nation Is Reclaiming Food Sovereignty

Jesús Vázquez and Dalma Cartagena of Organización Boricuá. (Photo credit: David Hanson for WhyHunger)

Agroecology as a Tool of Sovereignty and Resilience in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

By Heather Gies

10.19.18

Derek Roller in the field at Echollective Farm. (Photo credit: Molly Schintler)

A Change to Farm Bill Conservation Efforts Could Spell Disaster for the Corn Belt

By Julia Poska

10.18.18

Dig Inn Farm at the Chester Ag Center. (Photo credit: Nico Schinco)

Can Organic Farming Grow in New York’s Fertile Black Dirt Region?

By Lisa Held

10.16.18

Scott Henry is a partner and business developer for LongView Farms, a grain operation in central Iowa that specializes in seed production. (Photo courtesy of EDF)

Farm Conservation Practices are Profitable. But Will Lenders and Insurers Step Up?

By Virginia Gewin

10.15.18

FEATURED

Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins, leaders of the Cultural Fire Management Council, have been helping Yurok Tribal members burn their land to improve the growth of basket materials and other traditional plants.

Fire and Agroforestry Are Reviving Traditional Native Foods and Communities

School lunch photo CC-licensed by Meriwether Lewis Elementary

What Domino’s Pizza in the Cafeteria Says About the State of School Food Reform

By Lisa Held

10.10.18

Farmer Kelly Mulville showing climate-smart ranching practices at Paicines Ranch in California. (Photo credit: CalCAN)

How Will California’s Climate Ambitions Reshape Food and Agriculture?

By Liz Carlisle

10.09.18

Elwood and Nora Pahi. (Photo © Thosh Collins)

Navajo Beef Brings Traditional Practices and Modern Business to Ranching

By Chelsey Luger

10.08.18

a damaged farm in north carolina after hurricane florence

After Florence, Small Farmers Face Major Hurdles to Federal Relief

By Claire Kelloway

10.05.18

Food and Farm Labor

Life as a Farmworker in Yuma’s Lettuce Fields

Are Eaters the Key to Better Restaurant Wages and Working Conditions?

The Inspiring Women Reshaping the Food System

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