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Share a Seed Founder Reana Kovalcik (right) chats with Erin Palmer, ANC 4B02 Commissioner. (Photo credit: Hannah Packman, Slow Food DC)

These Garden Mentors Are Growing Equity

By Lisa Held

June 11, 2021

Master gardeners are helping fight food insecurity by supporting home gardening to build healthier communities.

Op-ed: Our Shot at Creating Hunger Free Schools

By Luis Guardia and Miriam Nelson

June 10, 2021

Op-ed: Transforming School Food Requires More than Universal Access

By Angela McKee-Brown

June 10, 2021

students get a healthy salad for a school meal

34 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for the Summer of 2021

By The Civil Eats Editors

June 8, 2021

a collage of the best food and farming books in summer 2021

Will the U.S. Ban PFAS in Food Packaging?

By Tom Perkins

June 3, 2021

Food service worker holding a compostable container made with PFAS and forever chemicals.

Climate Change Is Melting Arctic Ice Cellars

By Kayla Frost

June 1, 2021

looking up from an iñupiat ice cellar. Photo courtesy of Qaiyaan Harcharek)

A Century After the Tulsa Race Massacre, a Grocery Store Opens to Serve the Community

By Kristi Eaton

May 28, 2021

a Black family shops at the Oasis Market in North Tulsa.

How a Year of Mutual Aid Fed Minneapolis

By Luz Cruz

May 27, 2021

Setting up food distribution at the Phillips Free Store. (Photo credit: Brybry)

‘High on the Hog’ Celebrates Black Contributions to Global Food and Culture

By Nadra Nittle

May 26, 2021

Dr. Jessica B. Harris and Stephen Satterfield shopping for okra at the Dantokpa Market in Benin.

Op-Ed: Hunger is a Political Decision. We Can Work to End It.

By James McGovern and Jahana Hayes

May 26, 2021

A young child watches as local residents receive food items as Food Bank For New York City teams up with the New York Yankees to kick-off monthly food distribution for New Yorkers in need at Yankee Stadium on May 20, 2021 in New York City.

OSHA Has Failed to Protect Food Workers. Can a New Director Keep Them Safe?

By Lisa Held

May 11, 2021

farmworkers talk to a covid workplace safety protection worker in california. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Taking Ancient, Wild Crops from Field to Table

By Lindsay Campbell

May 6, 2021

Rob Connoley in the Bulrush kitchen in 2019. (Photo CC-licensed by Edsel Little)

Roxana Jullapat on the Transformative Power of Baking with Whole Grains

By Hilary Macht

April 30, 2021

Op-ed: How the Pandemic Made it Harder For Immigrants to Access Food

By Megan Carney and Teresa Mares

April 29, 2021

Food is distributed at the Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist church on July 22, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The church distributes hundreds of packages of food every Wednesday. While many New York neighborhoods have long depended on charities, food banks and nonprofits to meet their nutritional needs, the Covid-19 pandemic has only multiplied the number of residents experiencing food insecurity. Across the city groups that serve those in need are seeing a huge increase in clients. According to the mayor’s office, an estimated 2 million people are currently food insecure in New York City, which is up from 1 million people before the pandemic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Reviving Breadfruit, the Polynesian Staple, Could Nourish People and Fight Climate Change

By David Neimanis

April 28, 2021

Harvesting 'ulu (Photo credit: Hawai'i 'Ulu Cooperative)

Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Address the Meat Industry’s Role in Antibiotic Resistance?

By Lisa Held

April 27, 2021

a bunch of cows corralled in pens being fed medically important antibiotics in their feed

After a Year of Pandemic Eating, Supermarkets Enlist Shoppers in Nutrition Programs

By Jodi Helmer

April 26, 2021

a dietician helps a shopper pick the healthiest food at a supermarket

This Doctor Is Working to Build Resilience and Land Justice for Communities of Color

By Nadra Nittle

April 22, 2021

Dr. Rupa Marya. (Photo credit: Jennifer Graham)

A NYC Reentry Program Offers Formerly Incarcerated People Healing, Dignity Through Meals

By Lela Nargi

April 19, 2021

Chef Nikki preparing a meal in the Castle kitchen. (Photo credit: Lela Nargi)

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

By Michelle Lee

April 16, 2021

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

A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support

By Lisa Held

April 13, 2021

a woman and child shop for groceries using wic and snap at the supermarket during the pandemic

Hungry Seniors Need More Than Just Access to Food

By Lela Nargi

April 12, 2021

a senior receives a meal delivery from a courier to fight hunger and food insecurity

Michael Moss on How Big Food Gets Us Hooked

By Bettina Elias Siegel

April 9, 2021

michael moss author photo and the cover of hooked

Op-ed: ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype Obscures the Food Insecurity Asian Americans Face

By Teresa Mok

April 8, 2021

two asian americans wait outside a restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco

Civil Eats TV: Planting with Purpose at Urban Tilth

By The Civil Eats Editors

April 6, 2021

Doria Robinson in the fields at Urban Tilth's North Richmond Farm

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These Garden Mentors Are Growing Equity

Op-ed: Our Shot at Creating Hunger Free Schools

Op-ed: Transforming School Food Requires More than Universal Access

34 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for the Summer of 2021

Will the U.S. Ban PFAS in Food Packaging?

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Climate Change Is Melting Arctic Ice Cellars

A Century After the Tulsa Race Massacre, a Grocery Store Opens to Serve the Community

How a Year of Mutual Aid Fed Minneapolis

‘High on the Hog’ Celebrates Black Contributions to Global Food and Culture

Op-Ed: Hunger is a Political Decision. We Can Work to End It.

OSHA Has Failed to Protect Food Workers. Can a New Director Keep Them Safe?

Taking Ancient, Wild Crops from Field to Table

Roxana Jullapat on the Transformative Power of Baking with Whole Grains

Op-ed: How the Pandemic Made it Harder For Immigrants to Access Food

Reviving Breadfruit, the Polynesian Staple, Could Nourish People and Fight Climate Change

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Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Address the Meat Industry’s Role in Antibiotic Resistance?

After a Year of Pandemic Eating, Supermarkets Enlist Shoppers in Nutrition Programs

This Doctor Is Working to Build Resilience and Land Justice for Communities of Color

A NYC Reentry Program Offers Formerly Incarcerated People Healing, Dignity Through Meals

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

A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support

Hungry Seniors Need More Than Just Access to Food

Michael Moss on How Big Food Gets Us Hooked

Op-ed: ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype Obscures the Food Insecurity Asian Americans Face

Civil Eats TV: Planting with Purpose at Urban Tilth