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

The High Cost of Groceries: Experts Weigh In

September 25, 2024

At our Civil Eats virtual salon, food-system experts get at the causes of what drives food prices up.

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)

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)

Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use?

August 27, 2024

Farm Stops Create New Markets for Small Farms

By Paige Hodder

August 12, 2024

The Argus Farm Stop on W. Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo courtesy of Argus Farm Stop)

The Hard Work of Bringing Kelp to Market

By Alexandra Talty, Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Fellow

July 31, 2024

In Brazil, a Powerful Law Protects Biodiversity and Blocks Corporate Piracy

By Mark Schapiro

July 8, 2024

An overhead shot of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. (Photo credit: FG Trade, Getty Images)

Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

July 2, 2024

Foggy Bottoms Boys co-owner Cody Nicholson-Stratton pictured with his son. (Photo courtesy of Foggy Bottoms Boys)

Look What Nicola Twilley Found in the Fridge

June 24, 2024

Nicola Twilley and the cover her new book, Frostbite. (Author photo credit: Rebecca Fishman)

How Specialty Recycling Companies Reduce Plastic Waste

By Tilde Herrera

June 18, 2024

Ridwell co-founder Ryan Metzger (Photo credit: Ridwell)

An Effort to Reduce Plastic Waste Just Died in the New York Legislature

By James Bruggers, Inside Climate News

June 17, 2024

a woman shopping for produce surrounded by plastic

Zero-Waste Grocery Stores in Growth Mode as Consumers Seek to Ditch Plastic

By Christina Cooke

June 10, 2024

Inside a re_ grocery store in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of re_grocery)

Restaurants Create a Mound of Plastic Waste. Some Are Working to Fix That.

May 28, 2024

Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

May 21, 2024

A farmer harvests coffee beans in a plantation along the Mekong River in Thailand. (Photo credit: Sutiporn Somnam, Getty Images)

An Iowa Fertilizer Plant Purchase Spurs Antitrust Concerns

April 8, 2024

an iowa fertilizer factory in sunset. (photo credit: lynngrae on getty images)

From Livestock to Lion’s Mane, the Latest From the Transfarmation Project

April 1, 2024

Craig Watts in his mushroom-growing shipping container.(Photo courtesy of Mercy for Animals)

Managing ‘Brown Gold’: the Challenges—and Opportunities—of Spent Substrate

By Doug Bierend

March 19, 2024

Fruiting mushrooms in substrate. (Photo courtesy of Tivoli Mushrooms)

Regenerative Beef Gets a Boost from California Universities

March 4, 2024

Cattle graze along the California coast. (Photo credit: Denise Taylor, Getty Images)

Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

By Bill Lascher

February 28, 2024

old newspapers paired with rolls of dollar bills to convey the idea of money being invested in journalism

A Circular Economy for Fish? These Icelandic Companies Have a Plan.

By Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

February 26, 2024

The Last Front in the Battle to Save the ‘Most Important Fish’ in the Atlantic

February 20, 2024

Photo credit: Chesapeake Bay Program/Flickr

Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

By Daniel Walton

December 19, 2023

Nuts dry in plastic bins at the Asheville Nuttery storeroom as Justin Holt examines a barrel of walnut shells. The hard material has a number of valuable uses, including sandblasting abrasive, kitty litter, and biochar feedstock. (Photo by Daniel Walton)