HEALTH

person shopping in a grocery store

After a Decade of Food Access Work, Are People Eating Any Healthier?

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06.04.19

Parching wild rice over a fire.

Wild Rice is Feeding Indigenous Communities in Detroit and Beyond

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05.27.19

Chef Lois Ellen Frank teaching an indigenous foodways class

The ‘Nativore’ Chef Working to Improve Nutrition in Indigenous Communities

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05.22.19

Monica Brooks speaks at a press conference supporting CHAA. (Photo © Lisa Held)

The Battle Over Air Quality near Factory Farms on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

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05.20.19

people standing in line for food

Where Do Food Banks Fit in to the Fight for a Green New Deal?

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05.16.19

scientist examing synthetic biology synbio food grown in a lab

Synthetic Biology Is Changing What We Eat. Here’s What You Need to Know.

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05.14.19

Farm inspection Photo by the Oregon Department of Agriculture

Has Our Food Become Safer in the Last 10 Years?

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05.13.19

school lunches report cover

Advocates Said School Nutrition Rollbacks Were Unnecessary. A New USDA Study Backs Them Up.

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05.02.19

Maria Payan recalls her struggles living next to a massive broiler chicken operation.

New Film Captures the Brutal Reality of Living Near Factory Farms

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05.02.19

SNAP is Going Online. Will the Term ‘Food Desert’ Soon Be Obsolete?

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05.01.19

dung beetle on top of a ball of dung in a field.

Dung Beetles Are Key to Healthy Pasture. Now They May Also Help Make Produce Safer

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04.30.19

At the Takoma Park farmers' market. (Photo by Cassie Chew)

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Making SNAP Retail Data Public Has Broad Public Health Implications

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04.26.19

tractor spraying pesticides on a field

A Decade of Pesticides, GMOs, and Alternatives to Chemical-Intensive Farming

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04.10.19

Haile Thomas in the classroom in 2017.

Meet the 18-Year-Old Entrepreneur Fixing Food for Gen Z

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04.01.19

melony samuels in a hoop house providing food for Brooklyn residents

Meet the Woman Helping Change the Way Brooklyn Eats

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03.21.19

woman shopping for food in a grocery store and looking at ingredients labels

The Dangerous Food Additive That’s Not on the Label

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03.19.19

At the Flying Deer Nature Center, the local forest is the playground for students. (Photo credit: Flying Deer Nature Center)

Foraging at Forest Schools, Where Nature is the Classroom

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03.18.19

Chapel’s Country Creamery farm owner Holly Foster in Easton, MD pours milk curd of fresh raw milk. (USDA photo by Bob Nichols)

Could the Raw Milk Boom Be a Lifeline for Struggling Farmers?

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03.12.19