Coronavirus

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

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

By Michelle Lee

April 16, 2021

Restaurateurs, chefs, and policymakers reflect on their experiences at the epicenter of the pandemic.

A Path to Citizenship Is on the Horizon for Undocumented Farmworkers

By Nadra Nittle

April 5, 2021

a migrant farmworker carries a box of broccoli in a farm field.

Op-ed: After the Pandemic Flour Craze, Micro-Millers Take Stock

By Amy Halloran

March 19, 2021

home baker kneading dough and shaping loaves of bread

What New York City Schools Learned Feeding Millions During the Pandemic

By Nadra Nittle

March 18, 2021

A kindergarten student eating breakfast at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on January 13, 2021 in New York City.

Will the CSA Boom Survive Beyond the Pandemic?

By Bridget Shirvell

March 10, 2021

farmer loading csa boxes into his truck to deliver to community supported agriculture customers

California’s Vaccine Rollout Has Yet to Reach Most Farmworkers

By Hannah Ricker

March 2, 2021

Travel nurse Tiquella Russell of Texas prepares to administer a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at a clinic at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles on February 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

Grocery Stores Continue to Push Back Against Hazard Pay for Workers

By Brendan Seibel

February 25, 2021

A grocery worker behind plexiglas and with masks during covid

The COVID Gardening Renaissance Depends on Seeds—if You Can Find Them

February 22, 2021

plantings seeds during the covid pandemic because there are seed shortages

How the Pandemic Has Further Isolated Farmers

By Marissa Plescia, Investigate Midwest

February 19, 2021

Drew DeSutter tends to the cows on the family farm in New Windsor, Illinois. (Photo credit: Steve Davis for The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting)

College Students Struggle to Enroll in SNAP—but Peer Support Programs Help

February 16, 2021

The Swipe Out Hunger team in 2020. (Photo courtesy of Swipe Out Hunger)

Vermont Plans to Send Cash to Immigrant Farmworkers Left Out of Stimulus

By Elizabeth Hewitt

February 4, 2021

Eli, one of the Vermont undocumented farmworkers.

Getting Farmworkers Tested and Vaccinated Depends on Building Trust

By Christine Herman and Dana Cronin, Harvest Public Media

January 29, 2021

patient receiving a covid-19 vaccine

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)

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.

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.”

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)

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)

How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming

November 2, 2020

a weathered silo with a US flag painted on it

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.

The Pandemic Has Given Organics a Big Boost—but Most Profits Aren’t Flowing to Small Producers

By Gosia Wozniacka

October 23, 2020

Shopping for groceries during the pandemic. (Photo CC-licensed by the City of St. Petersburg)

Black Grandmothers Feed their Communities, and Pass on Food Traditions—Online

By Hannah Wallace

October 21, 2020

Two of the Grandma's Hands chefs posing in the kitchen. (Photo credit: Robin Franzen Parker)

Nutrition Education is Helping Low-Income Families Eat Healthier

October 20, 2020

A child eating fresh produce. Photo courtesy of USDA.

‘Gather’ Centers Efforts to Heal and Rebuild Indigenous Traditions and Foodways

October 14, 2020

gathers wild amaranth seeds with her niece. (Photo credit: Renan Ozturk)

Ensuring Homeless Americans Get Enough Food Has Never Been Easy. Now, It’s Next to Impossible.

October 6, 2020

Ventura County Rescue Mission workers hand out food packages to the homeless on March 31, 2020 in Ventura, California.