Food + Policy

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - AUGUST 23: Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kennedy announced today that he was suspending his presidential campaign and supporting former President Trump. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Can Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ‘Make America Healthy Again’?

October 9, 2024

In this week’s Field Report, MAHA lands on Capitol Hill, climate-friendly farm funding, and more.

For Contract Farmers, the Election Could Change Everything—or Nothing at All

October 8, 2024

A Vietnamese American couple wearing blue t-shirts stands in a large green field on a chicken farm

Battling Meltdown: If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Work for Change in the Kitchen

By Amy McCarthy

October 7, 2024

a collage of a woman cooking over a hot stove in a restaurant

Immigrant Workers Are the Backbone of Our Food System

By The Civil Eats Editors

October 2, 2024

a collage of diverse farmers and farm workers in the field, with signs, and smiling at the camera

Good Goats Make Good Neighbors

By Carmen Kohlruss

October 2, 2024

A brown goat stands up onto a tree with many of its brethren roaming among the grass next to him

The Case for Seafood Self-Reliance

October 1, 2024

A fisherman sorts oysters on a table with yellow buckets next to him

The US Weakens a UN Declaration on Antibiotic Resistance

September 25, 2024

Cows are seen in a confined feeding operations in Yuma, Arizona.

The High Cost of Groceries: Experts Weigh In

September 25, 2024

From left to right: Lisa Held, David Ortega, and Lindsay Owens.

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate Change?

By Christina Cooke

September 24, 2024

The White House in Washington DC under dark stormy clouds

Beyond Farm to Table: How Chefs Can Support Climate-Friendly Food Systems

September 23, 2024

Illustration by Ellie Krupnik

JD Vance Funded AcreTrader. Here’s Why That Matters.

September 18, 2024

Farmland for sale, a photo of hay bales in a field listed for sale.

Can Lawmakers Really Tackle High Food Prices?

September 17, 2024

A parent shops for groceries with a child in a stroller in August 2024 in New York City. (Photo credit: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)

Labor Protections for Immigrant Food Workers Are at Stake in the 2024 Election

September 16, 2024

a farmworker carries a basket of grapes in a field

Why Are US Agricultural Emissions Dropping?

September 11, 2024

Cattle crowd inside a feedlot operated by JBS Five Rivers Colorado Beef on August 22, 2012 near Wiley, Colorado. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The Pawpaw, a Beloved Native Fruit, Could Seed a More Sustainable Future for Small Farms

September 10, 2024

Are These Corporations Pocketing Your Kid’s Lunch Money?

By Katya Schwenk, The Lever

September 9, 2024

A student prepares lunch in the cafeteria during the first day of school at Stamford High School on September 08, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

How a Vermont Cheesemaker Helps Local Farms Thrive

September 4, 2024

Mateo Kehler of Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont. (Photo credit: Jake Price)

Our Reporting Is Now Free for Everyone

By The Civil Eats Editors

September 3, 2024

civil eats is taking down its paywall

Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to the US Nutrition Safety Net

August 28, 2024

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City. Earlier that week, the Trump administration announced stricter requirements for food stamps benefits that would have cut support for nearly 700,000 poor Americans. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use?

August 27, 2024

Civil Eats Welcomes Momo Chang as Senior Editor

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 26, 2024

On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters

By Emma Glassman-Hughes

August 21, 2024

Freshly caught and harvested Quahog clams from Cape Cod.

How a Community Gardener Grew Food for Her Family, Quit Her Job at McDonald’s, and Started a Farm

By Elizabeth Doerr

August 20, 2024

Maximina Hernández Reyes pictured at MR. Farms.

Tim Walz’s Bipartisan Approach to Agriculture and Conservation

By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News

August 19, 2024

Photo courtesy of Time Walz, Facebook

A New Book Dives Deep Into the Climate and Health Impacts of Gas Stoves

August 14, 2024

Rob Jackson and the cover of his book, Into the Clear Blue Sky