General

Civil Eats Welcomes Wesley Brown, Kalen Goodluck, and Anne Marshall-Chalmers as New Senior Reporters

By The Civil Eats Editors

June 7, 2022

The three skilled journalists will help Civil Eats expand and deepen its coverage of the American food system.

The Trickle-Down Effect of Agriculture in Iowa

By Charlie Hope-D'Anieri, Sierra Magazine

April 15, 2022

A soybean farm being harvested in Rippey, Iowa. (Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions to Keep Farms on Flooded, Unproductive Land

By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News

March 31, 2022

How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny

By Anna Lappé

March 15, 2022

Cow feedlot - How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny

Indigenous Farmworkers Are Unheard, Overlooked, and Exposed

By Abraham Marquez and Zaydee Sanchez, NACLA

February 3, 2022

Early in the morning, Silvia Garcia develops a rhythm to quickly and most efficiently pick each grape branch before temperatures reach the high 90s. (Photo credit: Zaydee Sanchez)

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

By Jaisal Noor, Yes! Magazine

December 3, 2021

Black Yield Institute’s Cherry Hill Urban Community Garden. (Photo by Jaisal Noor)

After Years of Pushing for Prairie Strips, This Ecologist Won a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

By Nathan Beacom

November 22, 2021

Lisa Schulte Moore. (Photo credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

University Ag Schools Turn to Big Ag Dollars as Private Donations Dry Up

By Seth Bodine and Katie Peikes, Harvest Public Media

November 19, 2021

Can Hatch Green Chiles Survive the Climate Crisis?

By Wufei Yu, High Country News

October 29, 2021

Workers harvest green chile around Hatch, New Mexico.

Pollinators Could Win When the Infrastructure Bill Passes

By Matt Kelly

October 18, 2021

A newly widened stretch of Interstate 5 in Washington has been planted with Wildflower Pollinator Mix. The blooms will change as the seasons change. (Photo CC-licensed by the Washington Department of Transportation)

Fast Food and Grocery Giants Promise to Sell ‘Better’ Chicken—Is It Enough?

By Lisa Held

October 14, 2021

Farm grass field with chicken in foreground on poatrol with trees and barns in the background under and overcast sky.

Planting a Life—and a Future—After Prison at Benevolence Farm

By Stephanie Parker

September 30, 2021

Keia Blount in the fields at Benevolence Farm. (Photo courtesy of Keia Blount)

We Can Grow Coffee in California. But Should We?

By Lindsay Campbell

September 21, 2021

Jay Ruskey's Good Land Organics coffee farm in Goleta, California. (Photo credit: Alex Nye)

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.

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)

Reviving Breadfruit, the Polynesian Staple, Could Nourish People and Fight Climate Change

By David Neimanis

April 28, 2021

Harvesting 'ulu (Photo credit: Hawai'i 'Ulu Cooperative)

Op-ed: Cancelling Student Debt Would Give Young BIPOC Farmers a Chance

By Vanessa García Polanco

April 23, 2021

young farmers who are carrying high levels of student debt are working in the field

A Huge New Chicken CAFO in West Virginia Has Stoked Community Resistance

By Lisa Held

April 7, 2021

Perennial Vegetables Are a Solution in the Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change

By Virginia Gewin

August 19, 2020

a field of perennial vegetables, including artichokes, growing in france.

Can We Grow Enough Seaweed to Help Cows Fight Climate Change?

By Gosia Wozniacka

June 3, 2019

scientist working on seaweed to help cows reduce their climate change impacts

Nadra Nittle and Gosia Wozniacka Join Civil Eats as Senior Reporters

By The Civil Eats Editors

April 9, 2019

After Bourdain, Mobilizing to Create a Safety Net for Chefs

By J. Ama Mantey

March 6, 2019

Larry Kandarian’s Longevity Stew Recipe

By Clarissa Wei

January 9, 2018

Ron Finley Celebrates Victory For His South Central Garden

By Scott Thill

May 23, 2017

Civil Eats Welcomes Matthew Wheeland as New Managing Editor

By The Civil Eats Editors

January 3, 2017

General

Civil Eats Welcomes Wesley Brown, Kalen Goodluck, and Anne Marshall-Chalmers as New Senior Reporters

The Trickle-Down Effect of Agriculture in Iowa

US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions to Keep Farms on Flooded, Unproductive Land

How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny

Indigenous Farmworkers Are Unheard, Overlooked, and Exposed

Today’s food system is complex.

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

After Years of Pushing for Prairie Strips, This Ecologist Won a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

University Ag Schools Turn to Big Ag Dollars as Private Donations Dry Up

Can Hatch Green Chiles Survive the Climate Crisis?

Pollinators Could Win When the Infrastructure Bill Passes

Fast Food and Grocery Giants Promise to Sell ‘Better’ Chicken—Is It Enough?

Planting a Life—and a Future—After Prison at Benevolence Farm

We Can Grow Coffee in California. But Should We?

In St. Louis, Tosha Phonix is Growing Food Justice

OSHA Has Failed to Protect Food Workers. Can a New Director Keep Them Safe?

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Reviving Breadfruit, the Polynesian Staple, Could Nourish People and Fight Climate Change

Op-ed: Cancelling Student Debt Would Give Young BIPOC Farmers a Chance

A Huge New Chicken CAFO in West Virginia Has Stoked Community Resistance

Perennial Vegetables Are a Solution in the Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change

Can We Grow Enough Seaweed to Help Cows Fight Climate Change?

Nadra Nittle and Gosia Wozniacka Join Civil Eats as Senior Reporters

After Bourdain, Mobilizing to Create a Safety Net for Chefs

Larry Kandarian’s Longevity Stew Recipe

Ron Finley Celebrates Victory For His South Central Garden

Civil Eats Welcomes Matthew Wheeland as New Managing Editor