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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)

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

July 29, 2021

A grassroots project to build biomass-heated greenhouses aims to alleviate food insecurity in the communities most affected by it.

These Big Food Companies Get Failing Grades on Political Spending Transparency

By Greta Moran

July 28, 2021

a bunch of tyson food products in a supermarket

On Pine Ridge Reservation, a Garden Helps Replace an 80-mile Grocery Trip

By Nadra Nittle

July 19, 2021

Rose Fraser harvesting potatoes in a garden on the Pine Ridge Reservation. (Photo courtesy of the Oyate Teca Project)

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)

Dr. Robert Bullard: ‘We Don’t Have 40 Years’ to Fight for Climate Justice

By Ray Levy Uyeda

July 7, 2021

Robert Bullard leads a delegation from HBCUs during the People's Climate March.

Op-ed: The Revolutionary Power of Food

By Robert Egger

July 2, 2021

In St. Louis, Tosha Phonix is Growing Food Justice

By Hannah Wallace and Tosha Phonix

July 1, 2021

Tosha Phonix stands outside the goat pen.

Earl Blumenauer Wants to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides. Is Congress Listening?

By Lisa Held

June 24, 2021

bees are crawling around a hive and trying to steer clear of pollinator-killing neonic pesticides

Will the U.S. Finally Take a Holistic Approach to Ending Child Hunger?

By Lisa Held

June 22, 2021

three children eating federally subsidized school meals

Op-ed: I Grew Up Hungry. Let’s Finally Commit to Feeding Our Children.

By Bobbi Dempsey

June 22, 2021

a hungry child sits at a table with just a tiny amount of food looking a little bit haunted

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

Dead Bees, Sick Residents from Pesticide Pollution in Nebraska

By Lisa Held

June 15, 2021

From a drone survey in February by the NDEE, piles of wet cake sit outside the AltEn facility in Mead, Nebraska. (Photo courtesy of NDEE)

These Garden Mentors Are Growing Equity

By Lisa Held

June 11, 2021

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

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

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

These Big Food Companies Get Failing Grades on Political Spending Transparency

On Pine Ridge Reservation, a Garden Helps Replace an 80-mile Grocery Trip

How Gleaning Could Reshape the Farm Economy

Dr. Robert Bullard: ‘We Don’t Have 40 Years’ to Fight for Climate Justice

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Op-ed: The Revolutionary Power of Food

In St. Louis, Tosha Phonix is Growing Food Justice

Earl Blumenauer Wants to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides. Is Congress Listening?

Will the U.S. Finally Take a Holistic Approach to Ending Child Hunger?

Op-ed: I Grew Up Hungry. Let’s Finally Commit to Feeding Our Children.

The Museum Building an Incubator for Native Food Businesses

Dead Bees, Sick Residents from Pesticide Pollution in Nebraska

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

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34 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for the Summer of 2021

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

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