Local Food

On November 8, 2020, Gakwi:yo:h Farms relocated their wild bison herd to Ohi:yo' at the Sunfish flats in Allegany, a sprawling 300-acre plot of land where the bison may roam freely. (Photo courtesy of Seneca Media & Communications Center)

The Seneca Nation Is Building Food Sovereignty, One Bison at a Time

By Gabriel Pietrorazio

January 14, 2021

The pandemic has spurred a reconnection to farming and Indigenous culture and foodways for the Seneca Nation.

The Quapaw Nation’s Casino Farms Its Own Food

By Hannah Wallace

December 10, 2020

The greenhouses at Downstream Casino Resort. (Photo credit: Quapaw Nation)

Can Local Food Feed Big Cities? Yes, if We Cut Down on Meat

By Lisa Held

December 2, 2020

A farmer sells his fresh produce at a farmers' market.

The Collective Farm Helping Oregon’s Latinx Farmworkers Weather the Pandemic

By Judy Bankman

November 19, 2020

Joel Pelayo sells chiles at the Mercado del Valley. (Photo credit: Gorge Grown)

It Took a Group of Black Farmers to Start Fixing Land Ownership Problems in Detroit

By Rhonda J. Smith, Planet Detroit

November 6, 2020

The Oakland Avenue Urban Farm. (Photo courtesy of Planet Detroit)

How a Northwest Co-Op Is Building a Local Food Future Beyond Big Ag

By Carl Segerstrom, High Country News

November 5, 2020

Beth Robinette holds a bunch of beets from Urban Eden Farms, one of the independent producers for Spokane's LINC Foods cooperative. (Photo credit: Rajah Bose, High Country News)

Black Farmers Breathe New Life into Agriculture in the South

By Drew Wayland, UNC Media Hub

October 30, 2020

Dallas Robinson at the Harriet Tubman Freedom Farm in Nash County, N.C. (Photo © Hanna Wondmagegn)

Saving Caribou and Preserving Food Traditions Among Canada’s First Nations

By David Moskowitz

October 29, 2020

Caribou cow in the Klinse-za Maternity Pen. Project members collect a portion of the herd’s pregnant cows in March (13 cows in 2020) and hold them in the pen, where they can care for and protect them until late July when the calves are about two months old and able to fend for themselves in the wild.

The Pandemic Has Given Organics a Big Boost—but Most Profits Aren’t Flowing to Small Producers

By Gosia Wozniacka

October 23, 2020

Shopping for groceries during the pandemic. (Photo CC-licensed by the City of St. Petersburg)

Without a ‘Right to Garden’ Law, It May Be Illegal to Grow Your Own Food

By Lydia Lee

October 16, 2020

Civil Eats TV: Cultivating Sacred Grains for the Bread of Life

By The Civil Eats Editors

September 28, 2020

Elizabeth DeRuff of Honoré Farm and Mill holds a bundle of freshly harvested local wheat for processing.

Ranchers Form Co-Op to Address Meat Processing Bottleneck

By Hannah Ricker

September 23, 2020

A flock of free range regenerative livestock graze in a field in the Bay Area

Connecting Fishermen with Hungry Communities Can also Benefit Local Food Systems

By Meg Wilcox

September 15, 2020

Some of the lingcod delivered through a hunger relief event in Columbia Gorge. (Photo courtesy of The Wave)

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

By Lisa Held

September 14, 2020

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

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)

Op-ed: Will the Real ‘Whole Grain’ Please Stand Up?

By Bob Klein

August 28, 2020

loaves of whole grain bread and freshly milled whole grain wheat

Op-ed: A New Row-Cropping System in Iowa Offers Some Reasons for Optimism

By Ricardo Salvador

August 21, 2020

A view of the Stock Cropper system. (Photo courtesy of Zach Smith)

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

By Lynne Curry

July 30, 2020

bu nygrens and nicole mason of veritable vegetable

Interest in Foraging Is Booming. Here’s How to Do it Right

By Mark E. Hay

July 9, 2020

a person foraging ramps in wild woods near home

A San Diego Pier-to-Plate Seafood Market Is a Lifeline for Fishermen

By Mark Armao

July 2, 2020

Fishermen Hope for Change as the Seafood Industry Faces a Crisis

By Meg Wilcox

June 25, 2020

A fisherman pulling a bait bag from a lobster trap after hauling it aboard. (Photo courtesy of Ben Martens)

Rediscovering Detroit’s Roots Through Indigenous Food

By Jeff Burtka

June 18, 2020

Shiloh Maples in the Sacred Roots garden holding Walpole Island flint corn. Some of the seed will be saved for the seed library and some will be used in food processing workshops. (Photo courtesy of Shiloh Maples)

Op-ed: We Must Save Farmers’ Markets

By Ben Feldman

May 29, 2020

two men stocking a farmers market table to provide fresh local produce to shoppers

To Avoid Dumping Milk, Dairy Farmers Find New Market at Vermont Food Banks

By Meg Wilcox

May 27, 2020

A dairy farmer delivering feed to his herd.

An Appreciation for Lee Calhoun, the Man who Saved Southern Apples

By Jodi Helmer

May 25, 2020

Local Food

The Seneca Nation Is Building Food Sovereignty, One Bison at a Time

The Quapaw Nation’s Casino Farms Its Own Food

Can Local Food Feed Big Cities? Yes, if We Cut Down on Meat

The Collective Farm Helping Oregon’s Latinx Farmworkers Weather the Pandemic

It Took a Group of Black Farmers to Start Fixing Land Ownership Problems in Detroit

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How a Northwest Co-Op Is Building a Local Food Future Beyond Big Ag

Black Farmers Breathe New Life into Agriculture in the South

Saving Caribou and Preserving Food Traditions Among Canada’s First Nations

The Pandemic Has Given Organics a Big Boost—but Most Profits Aren’t Flowing to Small Producers

Without a ‘Right to Garden’ Law, It May Be Illegal to Grow Your Own Food

Civil Eats TV: Cultivating Sacred Grains for the Bread of Life

Ranchers Form Co-Op to Address Meat Processing Bottleneck

Connecting Fishermen with Hungry Communities Can also Benefit Local Food Systems

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

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

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Op-ed: Will the Real ‘Whole Grain’ Please Stand Up?

Op-ed: A New Row-Cropping System in Iowa Offers Some Reasons for Optimism

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

Interest in Foraging Is Booming. Here’s How to Do it Right

A San Diego Pier-to-Plate Seafood Market Is a Lifeline for Fishermen

Fishermen Hope for Change as the Seafood Industry Faces a Crisis

Rediscovering Detroit’s Roots Through Indigenous Food

Op-ed: We Must Save Farmers’ Markets

To Avoid Dumping Milk, Dairy Farmers Find New Market at Vermont Food Banks

An Appreciation for Lee Calhoun, the Man who Saved Southern Apples