Food Policy

Iowa Farm photo CC-licensed by Don Graham

Why the Midwest’s Food System is Failing

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08.03.18
farmers market shopping

A Pioneering Massachusetts Program Helps Low-Income Residents Eat Healthier and Supports Local Farmers

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08.01.18
Cowhands drive the 200-head longhorn herd at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of the Texas Ranch Life ranch resort near Chappell Hill in Austin County, Texas. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress)

Everything’s Bigger in Texas—Except Its Support for Small Farmers

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07.23.18
young child cutting vegetables for salad

Low-Income Americans on SNAP Still Can’t Afford to Eat Healthy

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07.20.18
empty plate on the table

Returning to Life Outside Prison—Without Food on the Table

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07.18.18
the town of Utqiagvik, Alaska

In Alaska, Changes to SNAP Could Spell Disaster

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07.17.18
Photo CC-licensed by Orbis.

Expanding SNAP Work Requirements is a Ticket to Poor Health

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07.16.18
tractors harvesting a giant soy crop

The Farm Group that’s Part of Rural America’s Crisis

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07.12.18
A North Carolina hog CAFO and its waste lagoons. (Photo courtesy of Waterkeeper Alliance)

In North Carolina, New Pollution Allegations Add to Residents’ Woes Over Factory Farms

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06.26.18
Sign warning about pesticides on a farm

Hawaii Shows States’ Power to Regulate Pesticides

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06.20.18
people talking at a dinner party

Can Dinner Parties Make America Great Again?

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06.19.18
Relish Catering co-owner Le’Genevieve Squires. (Photo courtesy of V.W. Photography.)

FoodLab Detroit Is Helping Create a Food System by and for People of Color

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06.07.18
Photo © Becky Ruppel Photography

Libraries are Bridging the Summer Gap for Hungry Kids

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06.05.18
Marion Nestle (photo credit: Bill Hayes)

Marion Nestle Looks Back at 30 years of Agitating for Better Food

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05.31.18
Honeybee pollinating a cherry orchard. (Photo CC-licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture)

Europe’s Neonic Ban is a Big Step—But it Won’t Be a Cure-all for Bees

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05.24.18
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue meets with members of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee. (Photo credit: USDA)

What the Failure of the House Farm Bill Means for Good Food Advocates

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05.23.18
Piglets on a slatted floor like those used in Iowa CAFOs. (Photo credit: agnormark)

Iowa Residents to Sue the State Over Air Emissions from Industrial Hog Farms

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05.16.18
Students choosing salad from a school lunch salad bar.

Chicago is Leading the Way Toward a Good Food Future

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05.14.18