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Denzel Mitchell at Black Butterfly Teaching Farm. (Photo credit: Sam Delgado)

Can This Baltimore Academy Continue to Train Urban Farmers?

June 30, 2025

At Black Butterfly Teaching Farm, locals learn to build a climate-resilient food system with economic potential in the midst of an industrial city. Funding cuts now jeopardize that mission.

This Man Is Feeding California’s Incarcerated Firefighters

By Nadra Nittle

June 10, 2025

A line of firefighters battle a blaze. Photo courtesy of ARC.

Heart of Dinner Delivers Hope to Asian Seniors, and a Boost to Asian Businesses, Too

June 9, 2025

Left, an elder in Los Angeles receives a Heart of Dinner care package. (Photo credit: Rebecca Ip). Right: Heart of Dinner bags are decorated with uplifting imagery and words of encouragement and hope.

Everything You Know About the Dietary Guidelines Is Wrong

June 2, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Label Man character was seen at the Department of Agriculture celebration of the introduction of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, an informational event in the Whitten Café in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (Photo credit: USDA)

Sean Sherman Expands His Vision for Decolonizing the US Food System

May 20, 2025

A Native American chef with a long braid leans over a counter with a dish in front of him. He is wearing a t-shirt with the words

MAHA Supporters Form New Organization to Boost RFK’s Goals in D.C.

May 16, 2025

Calley Means speaks during a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, Getty Images)

This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers’ Mental Health

By Nicole J. Caruth, Pulizer Center Reporting Fellow

May 14, 2025

A Black woman farmer wearing an orange tank top and khaki pants walks through a field of farmland with brown cows in the background

Oregonians Can Now Taste Local Maple Syrup–and Learn to Make It

By Elena Valeriote

April 30, 2025

A group of people sit in a shedlike indoor/outdoor area in the woods wearing beanies and jackets listening to a woman explain how to tap bigleaf maple trees

Op-ed: What It Will Take to Ban Ultra-Processed Food in School Meals

April 23, 2025

several trays of school lunches that incldues a salad, milk carton, and other items on a cafeteria table

How One Milwaukee Food Bank Is Handling the Drop in USDA Funding

By Brian Calvert

April 21, 2025

A member of the Hunger Task Force team loading a senior Stockbox into the vehicle of a recipient at a distribution in Milwaukee County.

At These Grocery Stores, No One Pays

April 14, 2025

Pratt Free Market, a free grocery store inside a library. Photo credit: Sam Delgado

Hawaiian Taro Takes Root in Oregon

By Libby Leonard

April 9, 2025

Mōhala Youth Council Director Sophia Sakaino mentors a keiki, or child, clearing weeds to help kalo thrive in the community garden. Ka ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona Hawaiian Civic Club.

10 Ways to Get Involved With Food Mutual Aid

By Robin Greenfield

April 7, 2025

A colorfully hand drawn image of diverse people working in food mutual aid, from a bbq'er to someone holding a bowl of rice, and more

Photo Essay: Connecting Manhattan’s Chinatown Elders Through Food and Culture

April 1, 2025

An elder heads toward a table of friends at Manhattan’s Open Door Senior Center.

‘Dignified Food’ Eases Food Insecurity in Philadelphia

March 25, 2025

rows of to-go boxes of freshly made food, with chefs and cooks in the background

This San Francisco Food Pantry Is a Labor of Love

By Tilde Herrera

March 24, 2025

A woman wearing a Giant's baseball hat and hoodie holds her white pomeranian in a bag, next to a chalkboard sign that says

Op-ed: Food and Moral Courage Are Needed to End Childhood Hunger

March 20, 2025

A girl with a ponytail sits at a school cafeteria tale with a lunch tray in front of her, including a carton of milk, a red apple, and other food. She is smiling and wearing a pink t-shirt

A Cookbook From the Host of ‘Outdoor Chef Life’ Entices Us to Fish, Forage, and Feast

March 18, 2025

A book cover that is blue with drawings of tuna and other fish and the title,

Photo Essay: Standing in the Gaps With Feed Durham

By Katina Parker

March 12, 2025

An African American woman wearing a hoodie and mask and sunglasses stands behind a grill holding a large utensil

In Chicago, an Environmental Organization Feeds a Community

By Angela Burke

March 12, 2025

a vibrant community garden with tall sunflowers and workers

Bans on Soda and Candy in SNAP Are Back on the Table, and They’re Still Controversial

March 10, 2025

A person shopping for food using SNAP funds. It may not be possible for them to buy candy or soda. (Photo credit: Giselle Flissak, Getty Images)

Indigenous Food Reciprocity as a Model for Mutual Aid

March 3, 2025

Traditional forager Twila Cassadore of the San Carlos Apache Nation gathers wild amaranth seeds with her niece, as seen in the documentary Gather. (Photo credit: Renan Ozturk)

In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

February 24, 2025

The Kanaka Kava crew plant ‘awa observing traditional Native Hawaiian protocols. (Photo credit: Kanaka Kava)

An Alaska Native Chef Builds Foodways for the Future

February 19, 2025

An Indigenous chef from Alaska gives a cooking demo in front of an audience

Op-ed: Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer?

February 18, 2025

two black chickens and a brown chicken peck at produce in a backyard area

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