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Nadra Nittle

Nadra Nittle is a Senior Reporter for Civil Eats. Based in Los Angeles, she was previously a reporter for The Goods by Vox and was also on staff at the former Vox Media website Racked. She has worked for newspapers affiliated with the Digital First Media and Gannett/USA Today networks and freelanced for a variety of media outlets, including The Atlantic, ThinkProgress, KCET, and About.com. Nadra has covered several issues as a reporter, such as health, education, race, pop culture, and religion. In 2019, Enslow Publishing released her first book, Recognizing Microaggressions.
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California Is the Nation’s Ag Capital. Here’s How it’s Addressing the Food Crisis.

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05.11.20

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People of Color are at Greater Risk of COVID-19. Systemic Racism in the Food System Plays a Role.

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05.05.20

Brian Saucedo helps give out meals at Columbus Middle School in Canoga Park, Calif. on the second day of Grab and Go food distribution on March 19, 2020. (Photo: Jill Connelly/Red Cross LA)

With Schools Closed, Some Districts are Feeding More People than Food Banks

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04.07.20

Long lines at a Vons market in Claremont, California 3-13-20.

Grocery Store Workers—’Heroes to the Community’ During Coronavirus—to Get Hazard Pay

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03.20.20

Fast food worker preparing hamburgers and cheeseburgers on the grill.

For Fast Food Workers, Coronavirus Highlights the Need for Paid Sick Leave

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03.18.20

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Can YouTube Give Farmers a Financial Boost?

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02.25.20

The Powerful Culinary Union at the Center of the Medicare for All Debate

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02.21.20

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The Plant-Based Movement to Transition Farmers Away from Meat and Dairy Production

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01.13.20

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Is Lab-Grown Turkey in Your Thanksgiving Future?

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11.26.19

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Will 2020 Mark the Rise of a Vegan Voting Bloc?

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11.14.19

Mike Lewis and Shelby Floyd in a hemp field in Kentucky. (Photo credit: Anna Carson Dewitt Photography)

For Young Farmers, Hemp Is a ‘Gateway Crop’

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10.21.19

Geese photo by Amit Talwar on Unsplash

Could New York City End Foie Gras Production in the U.S.?

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10.01.19

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Americans Eat More Chicken Than Ever. Leah Garcés is Working to Change the Industry.

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09.09.19

Grocery workers picket and prepare to strike with their union

Could a California Grocery Worker Strike Spur a Nationwide Movement?

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08.28.19

The remodeled exterior of Hank's Mini Market.

Bringing Fresh Produce to LA’s Corner Stores Alone Won’t Solve Food Inequality. But it’s a Start.

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08.19.19

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300 California Communities Can’t Drink From the Tap. Will More Money Make a Difference?

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07.29.19

A study group as part of ASU's CAMP program. (Photo courtesy of Seline Szkupinski Quiroga)

For Children of Migrant Farmworkers, High School Graduation Takes a Village

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07.09.19

Recovering potatoes for Food Forward (Photo © Eron Rauch)

A New Produce Warehouse in Los Angeles Will Prevent Millions of Pounds of Food Waste

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06.27.19