Health

a spoon holiding microplastics recovered from agricultural lands

There is an Alarming Amount of Microplastics in Farm Soil—and Our Food Supply

By Kate S. Petersen, Environmental Health News

January 27, 2021

More microplastics are contaminating agricultural lands than oceans, impacting plant development and ending up in produce and people.

The Pandemic Reveals Racial Gaps in School Meal Access

January 26, 2021

Montgomery County Public Schools Special Needs Bus Attendant Bhavin Savla helps distribute bags of food donated by Manna Food Center at Quince Orchard High School as part of a program to feed children while schools are closed due to the coronavirus March 20, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Millions of children across the country rely on meals they get at school, which are closed in an attempt to suppress transmission of the COVID-19 virus. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Getting Food Assistance to Californians Might Get Easier

By Jackie Botts, CalMatters

January 22, 2021

A line at a Food Bank distribution for those in need in Van Nuys, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

As COVID-19 Ups the Stakes, Advocates Say Prison Food Needs an Overhaul

By Nadra Nittle

January 21, 2021

an inmate receives a fresh orange instead of unhealthy prison food

The Seneca Nation Is Building Food Sovereignty, One Bison at a Time

By Gabriel Pietrorazio

January 14, 2021

On November 8, 2020, Gakwi:yo:h Farms relocated their wild bison herd to Ohi:yo' at the Sunfish flats in Allegany, a sprawling 300-acre plot of land where the bison may roam freely. (Photo courtesy of Seneca Media & Communications Center)

This App Aims to Help SNAP Users Make the Most of Their Benefits

January 11, 2021

shopping for groceries online with the forage app

Is Fonio the Ancient Grain of the Future?

January 4, 2021

a bowl of the ancient grain superfood fonio

Our Best Food System Solutions Stories of 2020

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 31, 2020

Marlo and Anthony Paul at Eden Land Farm in Alabama's Black Belt

Our Best Stories on the Food Security Crisis in 2020

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 28, 2020

On his route in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, Smith has a recipient on almost every block.

Should Food and Farm Workers Be Next in Line for the COVID Vaccine?

By Nadra Nittle

December 22, 2020

A frontline supermarket worker poses for a picture as she wears a mask and gloves while working at a Miami supermarket.

Civil Eats TV: Duskie Estes Is Gleaning with Meaning

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 21, 2020

Duskie Estes pauses while gleaning for a photo.

Op-ed: Now Is the Time for Cooking Schools to Offer Culinary Activism 101

By Robert Egger

December 18, 2020

A team of students and chefs at Santa Fe Community College prepares a community meal. (Photo courtesy of Robert Egger)

California Farmers of Color Need More Support During the Pandemic. Can Private Efforts Help?

By Hannah Ricker

December 14, 2020

Harvesting peanuts for Sister Farms. (Photo credit: Slow Food East Bay)

7 Ways the Second Gentleman Could Address the Root Causes of Hunger

December 10, 2020

doug emhoff and kamala harris posing outside an event.

The New York Farmers Responding to Food Insecurity

December 8, 2020

The Messmer family: from left Dave, Pete, Suzanne, and Steve.. Dave said “The pandemic made people realize the inherent weaknesses of the supply chain, and they're going to continue to see the threats: the wildfires, the droughts, all these things that that could cause disruption,” He continued, “The answer is buying local. If you just keep buying local, you don't have to worry about shipping, trucking, all that stuff. You're supporting your local farms who can basically survive more sustainably.”

Some First Nations Are Fighting Fish Farms in BC to Protect Their Waters and Cultures

By David Moskowitz

December 7, 2020

Two members of the Wuikinuxv First Nation prepare wild salmon to feed to guests to their territory during the annual Tribal Canoe Journey, which brings together First Nations from across the Pacific Northwest.

25 Reasons to Support Civil Eats on #GivingTuesday

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 1, 2020

giving tuesday symbolic stock photo

Our 2020 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

By The Civil Eats Editors

November 30, 2020

a collage of holiday book gift guide covers for books on food and farming

The Collective Farm Helping Oregon’s Latinx Farmworkers Weather the Pandemic

By Judy Bankman

November 19, 2020

Joel Pelayo sells chiles at the Mercado del Valley. (Photo credit: Gorge Grown)

Happy Meals Could Get Healthier Under a Proposed Maryland Law

By Gabriel Pietrorazio

November 16, 2020

A healthy happy meal inside a mcdonald's restaurant in San Francisco, California.

Food Insecurity Is Rising in Detroit. So Is the Number of People Fighting It.

By Anna Clark, Planet Detroit

November 13, 2020

Gleaners workers distribute produce at Detroit Premier Academy this past March. (Photo credit: Nick Hagen)

A New Native Seed Cooperative Aims to Rebuild Indigenous Foodways

By Ray Levy Uyeda

November 10, 2020

A hand holding native seeds. Photo courtesy of Rowen White

How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming

November 2, 2020

a weathered silo with a US flag painted on it

Op-ed: The New York Times Fridge Quiz Is a Referendum on Class and Whiteness

By Erica Carson

November 2, 2020

The inside of a refrigerator. (Photo CC-licensed by Robert Nagle)

Get Out the Vote Efforts in Farm Country Are Reaching Young, Latinx, and Rural Voters

By Aaron Calvin

October 27, 2020

Registering a new Latinx voter in Iowa.