Food

Healthy for you, your community, and the planet.

A Greener Blue Cheese

by Christina Rebuffet-Broadus

posted Mar 10, 2010

French dairy farmers have turned their attention to farming practices that can sustain not only the future of the emblematic Roquefort cheese, but also the future of their work and their land.

African American Farmers Go Organic, Bring Healthy Food to Southeast

by Mark Winne

posted Mar 05, 2010

The Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON), helps members convert to organic agriculture, and organizes a farmers market in a park that was once off-limits to them.

A Future for Agriculture, A Future for Haiti

by Beverly Bell

posted Mar 04, 2010

Haiti's way forward is tied to food sovereignty and a renewed focus on local agriculture.

Sweden Labels Food With CO2 Data

by Jeff Raderstrong

posted Feb 28, 2010

The Swedish government announced new food guidelines that recommend eating habits based on greenhouse-gas emissions.

Food Rules for the Rest of Us

by Berit Anderson

posted Feb 18, 2010

Michael Pollan's real food message is important, but it's also a question of access.

Putting "Real" Food on Campus Plates

posted Feb 15, 2010

Hai Vo, a student at the University of California Irvine helped found the Real Food Challenge, a national student movement to bring ecologically sound and community-based food to campus cafeterias.

How Do I Invite You to Grow Food?

posted Feb 07, 2010

Janaia Donaldson of Peak Moment Television interviews Jenny Pell of Permaculture Now!

Meet the Radical Homemakers

by Shannon Hayes

posted Feb 01, 2010

How families are achieving ecological, social, and economic transformation... starting under their own roofs.

Smarter School Lunches

by Ellen Mahoney

posted Jan 12, 2010

Healthy, local food for all kids? "Renegade Lunch Lady" Ann Cooper is starting a revolution in school cafeterias.

School Lunch is a Social Justice Issue

posted Jan 12, 2010

Video: "Renegade lunch lady" Ann Cooper on what we're teaching kids about food and nutrition—and how to change it.

Seed Savers Exchange

Seed Savers Exchange serves more than 11,000 members, and the public at large, through its mission to preserve the world’s diverse but endangered garden heritage for future generations. Founded in 1975, the nonprofit organization consists of a network of people committed to collecting, conserving, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants. Seed Savers houses its collection of 25,000 heirloom seeds on a 890-acre farm near Decorah, Iowa. The organization is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the U.S. Photos courtesy of Seed Savers.

Growing Home—Urban Agriculture in Chicago

posted Dec 29, 2009

Orrin Williams of Growing Home explains urban agriculture's crucial role in rebuilding our cities and communities—from increasing job security and food access to decreasing the environmental impact of farming.

The Food of a Younger Land

by Laura Kaliebe

posted Dec 15, 2009

Author Mark Kurlansky unearths a Depression-era project to document the country’s food traditions.

Can Northeast States Grow Their Own Food?

by Laura Kaliebe

posted Dec 15, 2009

How much of the food eaten in the northeastern United States could be produced regionally? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $230,000 in funding to find out.

Climate Solutions from South Africa, Kenya, and Bangladesh

posted Dec 01, 2009

In Copenhagen, the question of climate equity will be contentious. But communities in the Global South aren’t waiting for an international agreement. They are turning to sustainable, climate-friendly solutions to address a problem they did little to create, but must nonetheless help to solve.

The Season of Our Discontent: Poverty and Hunger in America

by Mark Winne

posted Nov 17, 2009

Just before Thanksgiving, the USDA has released alarming new statistics about hunger in America. How can we bridge the divide between abundance and scarcity?

FRESH :: Film Trailer

posted Nov 11, 2009

Given the environmental and health consequences of industrial agriculture, what would it look like if we re-invented our food system?

Protecting Local Farms

by Lynn Byczynski

posted Sep 17, 2009

Small-scale farmers fear that new regulations meant for industrial agriculture will burden them unfairly.

Native Recipe for Health

by Gabriel Thompson

posted Sep 17, 2009

The Tohono O’odham Nation tackles diabetes with a return to desert foods.

Grounded Learning

by Ron Miller

posted Sep 09, 2009

Why educator Ron Miller is turning to soil, water, sunshine, and greens.