The Seas Will Save Us: How an Army of Ocean Farmers Is Starting an Economic Revolution
Ocean farming isn鈥檛 just about food, it鈥檚 about transforming a workforce and restoring the sea.
Sustainable food and farming
Forget Nutraloaf鈥擯risoners Are Growing Their Own Food
From New York to California, prison gardening programs serve as cost-effective food sources and provide inmates with better nutrition.
Without Fossil Fuels, a New Population Puzzle
So how many people can the planet really support?
You Don鈥檛 Need a Science Degree to End World Hunger
Scientists aren鈥檛 the only ones who can solve problems like malnutrition鈥攊n fact, people who face hunger might be better at solving it.
Infographic: The Surprising Ways You Consume Oil Every Day
Less than half the oil we consume is used for gasoline. Petroleum also goes into a bunch of everyday products. Some useful, and many we could live without.
How to Make Friends in the City: Grow Vegetables Together
We asked this East Londoner how a pop-up garden brought his neighborhood together and made friends out of strangers.
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots. Here's why: There's only one farmer under 35 for every six over 65. By 2030, one-quarter of America's current farmers will retire.
The New Face of Hunger: How Statistics Underestimate the Food Problem
Today, 800 million of us are considered 鈥渉ungry,鈥� but we produce enough calories to feed us all. Rather than a lack of food, we鈥檙e dealing with a lack of democracy.
A Neighborhood Revolution in a Pot of Soup
After living in the same town for 14 years, I decided it was finally time to meet my neighbors. My secret? Soup night.
Was 2015 the Year Big Food Began to Lose Its Sway?
Companies like Coca-Cola and Monsanto were called out for conflicts of interest, leaving many in the public health sector to wonder if next year transparency might become the new normal.
5 Apps for the Sharing Economy (and Other News to Chew On)
FDA approves genetically engineered salmon, gun control debates overlook the biggest group of gun violence victims鈥攂lack men鈥攁nd apps that might help you put old stuff to new use.
Can We End America’s Massive Food Waste Problem?
Almost half of America's food is thrown out every year. Despite the popularity of things like local markets and farm-to-fork initiatives, the U.S. food system remains a heavily industrialized, wasteful business.
The USDA Is Putting $34.3 Million Into Local Food Projects. Will It Be Enough?
Those in the food justice movement question whether the agency鈥檚 recent efforts are a superficial attempt to appear supportive of local food and minority farmers.
Borrow, Save, Share: 3 Ways Seeds Can Democratize Our Food System
Just six companies control 63 percent of the commercial seed market. But seed libraries offer us an opportunity to reclaim the seed commons and create our own community food systems.
Can Reddit Bring the Campfire Ghost Story Back to Life? (And Other Scary News to Chew On)
Man-made space trash is headed for Earth; there is science to back up why we love horror movies; and campfire stories are reimagined for the tech era.
Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow
If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.
Why Breast Milk Is the Ultimate Food Story (And Other News)
New Orleans sees a wave of grassroots activism after Katrina, D.C. stops a major utility merger, and a food writer lays out the superpowers of breast milk.
Four Ways Mexico鈥檚 Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future
How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from indigenous farmers.
Why These Filmmakers Ate Nothing But Trash for Six Months
In the new documentary "Just Eat It," filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer swear off grocery shopping for six months and eat only food that would otherwise be thrown out.
Video: How to Pickle Beets
The simple and easy way to pickle your beets at home.
Even in a Drought, California Farms Have a Future鈥擝ut They鈥檒l Need Local Control to Succeed
Some California farmers have discovered ways to farm that use very little water, yet thirstier methods still dominate. What gives?
Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets鈥擧elping Families and Local Businesses
The USDA is putting $31 million behind a program that helps low-income families take home twice the veggies, and local farmers make twice the money.
Beyond Compost: 5 Ways to Get Your Soil Ready This Spring
The key to a great garden? Good dirt. Here鈥檚 how you can grow your own.
How to Become a Citizen Eater: A Trip Behind the Labels of Your Ethical Cup of Coffee
Labels like "fair trade" and "direct trade" indicate food is ethically sourced鈥攂ut how do you know what they really mean, and whether they're effective?
3 Rad Vegan Chefs Share Their Inspiration (and Recipes!)
And agree that healthy, sustainable cooking can still be delicious and enjoyed by all.
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