Business

A woman chef stands in her new york city restaurant wearing a mask during the covid pandemic

Is There a Light at the End of the COVID Tunnel for NYC Restaurants?

By Michelle Lee

April 16, 2021

Restaurateurs, chefs, and policymakers reflect on their experiences at the epicenter of the pandemic.

Are Junk Food Companies Using TikTok Influencers to Target Kids?

March 22, 2021

Charli D'Amelio promoting Dunkin drinks

Op-ed: After the Pandemic Flour Craze, Micro-Millers Take Stock

By Amy Halloran

March 19, 2021

home baker kneading dough and shaping loaves of bread

The COVID Gardening Renaissance Depends on Seeds—if You Can Find Them

February 22, 2021

plantings seeds during the covid pandemic because there are seed shortages

Op-ed: Monopolies In the Food System Make Food More Expensive and Less Accessible

By Philip H. Howard and Mary Hendrickson

February 17, 2021

stocking bags from a food pantry.

Major Meat Corporations Pay Millions to Settle Price-Fixing Suits

By Claire Kelloway

February 15, 2021

a tyson poultry truck delivers birds on the highway. Photo CC-licensed by Ed Kohler

The Coffee Shop Giving Homeless Youth a Chance at Success

By Cinnamon Janzer

February 11, 2021

Valarie Mckenzie at work in Wildflyer Coffee.

Rodale Enlists Cargill in Unlikely Alliance to Increase Organic Farmland

February 9, 2021

a tractor harvest organic soybeans in a big field

Civil Eats TV: Cacao Is a Food of the People

By The Civil Eats Editors

February 8, 2021

Karla McNeil-Rueda (center) teaching Guatemalan women to prepare chocolate. (Photo credit: Madeline Weeks)

The Awafi Kitchen Connects Iraqi and Jewish Food Cultures

By Ray Levy Uyeda

February 1, 2021

Annabel Rabiyah holding a platter of zangula at a Jewish food festival

Are Some Animal Welfare Labels ‘Humanewashing’?

January 19, 2021

shopper inspecting certified meats for their humanewashing labels

Op-ed: The Peanut Industry Has a Monopoly Problem—but Farmers Are Pushing Back

January 15, 2021

peanuts in a field being harvest by a tractor. Photo CC-licensed by the Georgia Peanut Commission

This App Aims to Help SNAP Users Make the Most of Their Benefits

January 11, 2021

shopping for groceries online with the forage app

Is Fonio the Ancient Grain of the Future?

January 4, 2021

a bowl of the ancient grain superfood fonio

California Farmers of Color Need More Support During the Pandemic. Can Private Efforts Help?

By Hannah Ricker

December 14, 2020

Harvesting peanuts for Sister Farms. (Photo credit: Slow Food East Bay)

Cider Makers Are Betting on Foraged Apples for Climate Resilience

By Bridget Shirvell

December 3, 2020

picking wild apples as part of a foraging project in upstate new york Photo credit: South Hill Cider

Happy Meals Could Get Healthier Under a Proposed Maryland Law

By Gabriel Pietrorazio

November 16, 2020

A healthy happy meal inside a mcdonald's restaurant in San Francisco, California.

Op-ed: California Sets a Dangerous Precedent for Food Delivery Workers Nationwide

By Claire Kelloway

November 12, 2020

Uber Eats food delivery app riders lining up in the street to deliver food from restaurants

Bailouts Not Enough to Keep Ginseng Farmers in Wisconsin Afloat

October 28, 2020

Will Hsu (left), with his father Paul, harvesting Ginseng. (Photo courtesy of Hsu Ginseng Enterprise)

The Pandemic Has the Potential to Finally Transform Meat Processing in the U.S.

By Monica Nickelsburg

October 19, 2020

A butcher sells local meat at a farmers market

For Small Farms Surviving the Pandemic, Co-ops Are a Lifeline

September 14, 2020

farmers working together cooperatively to harvest and tend to produce as part of their co-op

Op-ed: How Patents Threaten Small Seed Companies

By Kristina "Kiki" Hubbard and Cathleen McCluskey

September 11, 2020

Organic Seed Alliance's field crew cleans organic spinach seed at the organization's research farm in Chimcum, Washington. Photo credit: Shawn Linehan.

Immigrant-Led Food Startups Face an Uphill Battle in the Pandemic

By Brendan Seibel

September 8, 2020

Lilian Ryland of Naija Buka, showing off her sauces. (Photo courtesy of Naija Buka)

The Nation’s Oldest Organic Produce Distributor Is Weathering the Pandemic

July 30, 2020

bu nygrens and nicole mason of veritable vegetable

Agroforestry Is Both Climate Friendly and Profitable

By Stephanie Hanes

July 24, 2020

Caney Fork Farm agroforestry profitable