HEALTH

Eric Jackson in Cherry Hill. (Photo by Jesse James DeConto)

Baltimore is at the Vanguard of a National Black Vegan Movement

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11.05.19

fram with a sheep on his halal farm and slaughtering operation

Sustainable Halal Meat is Making Inroads in Muslim Communities

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11.04.19

Outside of the fire itself, the main health concern in wildfire conditions is smoke, which produces particulate matter that can penetrate deep into the lungs, increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and asthma, as well as heart problems. (Anna Maria Barry-Jester/KHN)

Kincade Fire Brings Major Health Risks to Farmworkers

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11.01.19

bettina elias siegel and the cover of her book kid food

How ‘Kid Food’ Became Fraught for Parents

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10.31.19

a row of meat products in a supermarket (CC-licensed by Raysonho on Wikimedia Commons.)

Restricting Plant-Based “Meat” Labels Won’t Save the Meat Industry

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10.18.19

Man shopping at a food bank to fight food insecurity and hunger.

‘They Go to Work, Come Back, and Starve.’ Why Immigrant Families Are Avoiding Food Assistance

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10.14.19

Triumph Foods pork processing facility April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Mo. USDA photo by Preston Keres

The Food System Needs Whistleblowers, Too

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09.30.19

schoolgirl eating school lunch in a cafeteria

What Have the Last 10 Years of School Food Policy Taught Us?

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09.10.19

photo of leah garcés of mercy for animals and the cover of grilled her new book on animal welfare and factory farms

Americans Eat More Chicken Than Ever. Leah Garcés is Working to Change the Industry.

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09.09.19

citizen scientist baking bread and kneading dough

Do You Bake Bread? You Just Might Be a Community Scientist.

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08.22.19

The remodeled exterior of Hank's Mini Market.

Bringing Fresh Produce to LA’s Corner Stores Alone Won’t Solve Food Inequality. But it’s a Start.

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08.19.19

hand picking an apple from a food forest

Can Food Forests Fight Hunger?

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08.14.19

a collage of inspiring people in food

Summer Inspiration: 24 Food and Farming Change-Makers

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08.05.19

Peak summer season at the Chesterhill Produce Auction. (Photo credit: Rural Action)

With a Focus on Food Sovereignty, Rural Appalachian Ohio is Rebounding

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07.30.19

Mino Wiisinidaa! project coordinator LaTisha Coffin Harvests fiddlehead ferns for an indigenous foods cooking demonstration. (Photo CC-licensed by the USDA)

Indigenous Food Security is Dependent on Food Sovereignty

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07.24.19

A gathering of urban farmers and gardeners in Philadelphia

Soil Generation is Saving Community Gardens in Philadelphia

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07.23.19

aerial view of a sugarcane harvest in florida with burning fields

Burning Sugarcane in Florida is Making People Sick. Could ‘Green Harvesting’ Change the Game?

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07.15.19

the front of a walmart supercenter

Walmart’s Super-Sized Impact on the Food System

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07.12.19