The Future of Food The Future of Food
How do we build a just, sustainable food system?
Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Raj Patel, Saru Jayaraman, John W. Boyd Jr., Lindsey Shute, Dana Perls, and Zoë Carpenter
Can Local Food Help Appalachia Build a Post-Coal Future? Can Local Food Help Appalachia Build a Post-Coal Future?
From shucky beans to kilt lettuce, the region’s cuisine reflects a dual reality of poverty and ingenuity.
Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Jones
The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass
For 12,000 years, human agriculture has cultivated grains that are replanted every year, at enormous environmental cost. Kernza represents a new way forward.
Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander
Donald Trump to Hungry Seniors: Drop Dead Donald Trump to Hungry Seniors: Drop Dead
Some 10 million elders are threatened by hunger—but the president’s budget would slash desperately needed funding for food programs.
May 24, 2017 / Trudy Lieberman
Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat
How the country challenged the junk-food industry and became a global leader in the battle against obesity.
Jul 28, 2016 / Feature / Bridget Huber
There’s an Easy Way to Save $17 Billion a Year in Public Assistance There’s an Easy Way to Save $17 Billion a Year in Public Assistance
And it isn’t cutting food stamps.
Feb 18, 2016 / David Cooper
Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to Tell Poor People What to Eat? Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to Tell Poor People What to Eat?
We don’t tell students with subsidized loans what to major in, but we like to tell people on food stamps what they should buy.
Feb 18, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers? Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers?
Los Angeles is trying to make good jobs vital to producing good food.
Nov 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley
Berkeley residents overwhelmingly support the measure, but beverage companies are fighting back.
Oct 14, 2014 / Anna Lappé
Nearly 1 in 3 Restaurant Workers Suffers From Food Insecurity Nearly 1 in 3 Restaurant Workers Suffers From Food Insecurity
“It’s sad that when you work in a restaurant, most of the servers are starving.”
Jul 30, 2014 / Michelle Chen