Local Food

Cilla Lee and some of the food donations to the Outer Richmond Buy Nothing Group. (Photo by Naomi Fiss)

‘Buy Nothing’ Groups Are Doubling as Food Distribution Networks

June 28, 2022

As inflation and grocery prices soar, a volunteer in San Francisco created a food pantry from scratch to feed neighbors in need. Now, she hopes the model catches on.

Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

By Lela Nargi

April 11, 2022

Can produce prescription programs turn tide on diet-related disease?

Surviving Small Restaurants Push Forward as Pandemic Ebbs

By Aallyah Wright, Stateline

April 8, 2022

Leland, Miss., natives Lisa and Cedric Bush smile this month inside their newly opened restaurant, Bush’s Kountry Cafe, formerly the Leland Café. Over the past two years, restaurants have struggled to stay afloat, but some states have passed measures to help them survive. (Photo credit: Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Photo Essay: How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

By Jake Price

March 29, 2022

Sustainable caught fish from Long Island’s Haskell's Seafood, a family run fishery, being delivered to the kosher Masbia pantry in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.

The Fight for L.A.’s Street Food Vendors

By Zoie Matthew

March 28, 2022

A girl walks with street food vendors calling for legalization of their trade during a march on May Day, on May 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images)

Pandemic Disruptions Created an Opportunity for Organic School Meals in California

By Lisa Held

February 28, 2022

Early morning packing of organic school food boxes at WCCUSD's central kitchen. (Photo courtesy of Conscious Kitchen)

California Gives a Big Boost to Corner Stores that Sell Fresh Produce

By S.e. smith

February 22, 2022

Fresh produce on display at Laredo Market in San Jose, California. (Photo courtesy of The Food Trust)

The Urban Farms Growing Community in Vacant Chicago Lots

By Jordyn Harrison, YES! Magazine

February 18, 2022

Seamus Ford stands at the north corner of the garden after giving a tour in October 2021. (Photo by Jordyn Harrison)

A Native American Food Truck Is Keeping Tribal Cultures Alive

By Zeb Larson, Belt Magazine

February 4, 2022

The NAICCO food truck in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo credit: NAICCO)

NYC Is on the Cusp of Making Its Food Purchasing Sustainable. It Won’t Be Easy.

By Lisa Held

December 21, 2021

Students eating lunch in school cafeteria

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

By Jaisal Noor, Yes! Magazine

December 3, 2021

Black Yield Institute’s Cherry Hill Urban Community Garden. (Photo by Jaisal Noor)

After a Fraught History, Some Tribes Finally Have the Power to Rethink ‘Commodity Foods’

By Andi Murphy

November 1, 2021

Frozen ground beef at the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations at the Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos FDPIR warehouse in Bernalillo, New Mexico (Photo credit: Andi Murphy)

Op-ed: Fix the School Supply Chain by Empowering Independent Family Farmers and Ranchers

By James McGovern

October 28, 2021

Elementary Students at Lunch break in School Cafeteria

Don Lewis Is Reviving the Grain Economy in New York’s Hudson Valley

By Liz Susman Karp

October 25, 2021

Op-ed: How Food Became the Perfect Beachhead for Gentrification

By Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, The Conversation

October 15, 2021

Food trucks at GenR: LA Force For Change I Am Not A Weapon Exhibition, hosted by Generation Rescue and the International Rescue Committe, on June 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Samantha Trauben/Getty Images for International Rescue Committee)

Civil Eats TV: Women in Wool

By The Civil Eats Editors

September 13, 2021

Lora Kinkaid holding a sheep before shearing.

The Next Chapter for Farm to School: Milling Whole Grains in the Cafeteria

By Hannah Wallace

September 10, 2021

Harvesting Hard Red Spring wheat variety Summit 515 at Whitehead Elementary school in Woodland, California – the second school to grow wheat as part of the Wheat 2 Schools project.

Farm to School Programs Are Finally Making Inroads on Capitol Hill

By Lela Nargi

August 23, 2021

cafeteria workers serve farm to school produce to students to improve their nutrition and support local farmers

Building an Alternative Supply Chain for Shiitake Mushroom Growers

By Doug Bierend

August 11, 2021

shiitake mushrooms growing on a shiitake log

A Native-led Initiative Seeks to Spur an Agricultural Revolution in Rural Alaska

By Max Graham, High Country News

July 29, 2021

Eva Dawn Burk stands on the bank of the Tanana River in late April in her home village of Nenana, Alaska. Burk is a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, who is developing biomass-heated greenhouses for rural Native communities. (Photo credit: Brian Adams, High Country News)

James Rebanks: There Are No Winners in American Farming

By James Rebanks

July 26, 2021

James Rebanks stands amongs his sheep on his farm. (Photo credit: Stuart Simpson, Penguin Books)

A Farmer-Owned Local Food App Stands Out from the Venture Capital-Backed Crowd

By Lela Nargi

July 12, 2021

a farmer sells local food direct to consumers after making the sale through a smartphone app

How Gleaning Could Reshape the Farm Economy

By Natalie Peart, YES! Magazine

July 9, 2021

Gleaners at Salvation Farms in Morristown, Vermont. (Photo from Salvation Farms)

The Museum Building an Incubator for Native Food Businesses

By Mark Armao

June 21, 2021

Grown by farmers with The Cultural Conservancy, Seneca Onëo white corn is braided for drying prior to shelling for seed and grinding for flour. Photo by Mateo Hinojosa, TCC

The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood

By Susan Shain

May 12, 2021

Local Food

‘Buy Nothing’ Groups Are Doubling as Food Distribution Networks

Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

Surviving Small Restaurants Push Forward as Pandemic Ebbs

Photo Essay: How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

The Fight for L.A.’s Street Food Vendors

Today’s food system is complex.

Pandemic Disruptions Created an Opportunity for Organic School Meals in California

California Gives a Big Boost to Corner Stores that Sell Fresh Produce

The Urban Farms Growing Community in Vacant Chicago Lots

A Native American Food Truck Is Keeping Tribal Cultures Alive

NYC Is on the Cusp of Making Its Food Purchasing Sustainable. It Won’t Be Easy.

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

After a Fraught History, Some Tribes Finally Have the Power to Rethink ‘Commodity Foods’

Op-ed: Fix the School Supply Chain by Empowering Independent Family Farmers and Ranchers

Don Lewis Is Reviving the Grain Economy in New York’s Hudson Valley

Op-ed: How Food Became the Perfect Beachhead for Gentrification

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Civil Eats TV: Women in Wool

The Next Chapter for Farm to School: Milling Whole Grains in the Cafeteria

Farm to School Programs Are Finally Making Inroads on Capitol Hill

Building an Alternative Supply Chain for Shiitake Mushroom Growers

A Native-led Initiative Seeks to Spur an Agricultural Revolution in Rural Alaska

James Rebanks: There Are No Winners in American Farming

A Farmer-Owned Local Food App Stands Out from the Venture Capital-Backed Crowd

How Gleaning Could Reshape the Farm Economy

The Museum Building an Incubator for Native Food Businesses

The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood