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?
Sustainable food and farming
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.
Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa鈥檚 Farmland鈥擟an They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?
So many older women are inheriting farms that some experts believe training them in land conservation may be society's best bet in protecting the food supply.
Local Food With a Big Twist: Oregon Super-Cooperative Takes Aim at the Corporate Food System
This co-op south of Portland wants to strengthen the local food system by helping local farmers cooperate instead of compete with one another.
How One Boston Neighborhood Stopped Gentrification in Its Tracks
Community land trusts create housing that is permanently affordable. And they also help new city farmers get land.
What White People Can Do for Food Justice
Creator of Master Cooks Corps train-the-trainer program Chef Nadine Nelson says White people in the food movement should ask themselves: What are you doing to hold yourself accountable to people of color?
How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms at Home (and Get Plenty of Flavor and Protein for Free)
You don't need a garden to grow mushrooms鈥攁ny cool, shady space will do, even a cupboard or dark corner.
How a Low-Tech Seed Bank in Greece Preserves Thousands of Heritage Crops
Members of the Greek seed bank Peliti say that keeping their wares in production鈥攊nstead of in refrigerators鈥攊mproves the health of the plants they鈥檙e working to save.
How to Feast Sustainably During the Holidays
Stories in classic literature remind us that for most of our history, end-of-season gatherings celebrated local harvests. Can we find our way back?
An Insurance Policy for Climate Change? How Seed Banks Are Protecting the Future of Food
鈥淲hile not every traditional variety tastes great or looks great, its genetics may be invaluable 50 or 100 years from now when the climate is different.鈥�
Photo Essay: At a Half-Mile-Long Table, Chefs, Farmers, and Volunteers Feed a Neighborhood for Free
In St. Paul, Minnesota, artist Seitu Jones wanted to start a community-wide conversation about food access and food justice鈥攁nd where better to talk than over a good meal?
New Film Shows How Florida Farmworkers Won Fairer Pay From America’s Biggest Food Companies
"This is not a film about oppression," said Food Chains executive producer Eva Longoria. "It's actually about transformation."
This Food Stand Celebrates Palestinian Culture. When It Received a Death Threat, Students Stood Up
Conflict Kitchen serves up food from countries in conflict with the United States鈥攁nd its customers think it's worth defending.
Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods
From kitchens that buy and sell locally grown food, to a waste co-op that will return compost to the land, new enterprises are building an integrated food network. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land at home.
After Years Without a Grocery Store, Greensboro Neighbors Are Building One Themselves鈥擜nd They鈥檒l Own It
Fed up with essentially begging for access to quality food, residents of this predominantly African-American and low-income neighborhood decided to open their own grocery store.
Photo Essay: From Field to Fork at an Ethical Farm
See how Heyday Farm raises healthy animals in an environmentally and economically sustainable way.
How to Pickle Almost Anything
Why ferment? It鈥檚 practical magic. Here are a few basics to get you started.
Americans on Food Aid Document Their Hunger in Photos
鈥淏efore I was on SNAP, I budgeted $50 a week for all groceries for my two children and myself. This was for food, shampoo, toilet paper, everything.鈥�
Small-Scale Traditional Farming Is the Only Way to Avoid Food Crisis, UN Researcher Says
New scientific research increasingly shows how 鈥渁groecology鈥� offers environmentally sustainable methods that can meet the rapidly growing demand for food.
West Virginia Cattle Farmers Build the Local Food Economy They Need to Thrive
The farmers working to build West Virginia鈥檚 local meat economy know that their fate relies on the success of the entire local meat ecosystem.
Climate Change Puts the Food System at Risk. This Guy’s Open-Source Farming Style Can Help
This story is part of the Climate in Our Hands collaboration between Truthout and 精东影业 Magazine. As climate change progresses, access to fresh, healthy food is becoming a more critical
Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms
Incubator farms help seasonal workers start their own businesses, where they get better pay and the support of a community.
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