Local Food

Mateo Kehler of Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont. (Photo credit: Jake Price)

How a Vermont Cheesemaker Helps Local Farms Thrive

By Jake Price

September 4, 2024

By paying top dollar for milk and sourcing within 15 miles of its creamery, Jasper Hill supports an entire community.

How a Community Gardener Grew Food for Her Family, Quit Her Job at McDonald’s, and Started a Farm

By Elizabeth Doerr

August 20, 2024

Maximina Hernández Reyes pictured at MR. Farms.

On TikTok, A Revival of Black Herbalism

By Lacey Herbert

August 13, 2024

Carmen Adams is a registered herbalist, community health nurse, and founder of Innergy Med Group, a practice that provides wellness plans that integrate holistic and herbal solutions. (Photo courtesy of Carmen Adams)

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)

17 Food and Ag Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 5, 2024

Sheep graze among the dormant grapevines at Dodon. (Photo credit: Tom Croghan, Dodon)

‘Shelf Life’ Peeks Into the Nooks and Crannies of the Cheesemaker’s World

By Nicole J. Caruth

July 30, 2024

Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

By Naoki Nitta

July 2, 2024

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

Can Cooking in Community Slow Dementia and Diabetes?

By Nicole J. Caruth

July 1, 2024

Getting Schooled on Preserving and Storing Food With Civic Kitchen

By The Civil Eats Editors

May 20, 2024

Pantry of spices in a commercial kitchen at a restaurant

New School Meal Standards Could Put More Local Food on Students’ Lunch Trays

By Lisa Held

April 30, 2024

A student at Ashford Elementary School in Houston fills up on local food in his school lunch. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)

Home Cooking Can Be Stress-Free and Part of a Sustainable Food System

By Lisa Held

April 15, 2024

a home cook chopping vegetables on a cutting board for a salad or other healthy meal

Tennessee Recovers $7.2 Million in Farm and Food Bank Funding After Federal Grant Fumble

By David Cook

April 10, 2024

Kelsey Keener feeds chickens at Sequatchie Cove Farm. (Photo credit: Sarah Unger)

We’re Born to Eat Wild

By Tilde Herrera

April 9, 2024

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)

At Climate Dinners Hosted by Chefs Sam Kass and Andrew Zimmern, The Meal Is The Message

By Cinnamon Janzer

February 15, 2024

The Land Back Movement Is Also About Foodways

By Kate Nelson

February 12, 2024

Nick Tilsen during the Mount Rushmore Land Back Protest. (Photo credit: Willi White)

Listen to Plants, Says Indigenous Forager and Activist Linda Black Elk

By Kate Nelson

February 6, 2024

Linda Black Elk (Photo courtesy of NATIFS)

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)

JM Fortier Wants to Help More Small-Scale Farmers Grow Vegetables in Winter

By Twilight Greenaway

December 18, 2023

Foodshed Cooperative Is Growing San Diego’s Small-Farm Economy

By Katie Rodriguez

December 7, 2023

A collage of images from Foodshed Cooperative – summer apprentices farming, local produce available at the group's saturday market, and a cooking demo put on by the group. (Photos courtesy of Foodshed)

The Government Spends Billions on Food. Who Benefits?

By Lisa Held

November 29, 2023

Volunteers from DTE Energy pack prepackaged boxes for delivery to churches and homebound seniors at Focus: HOPE, a local agency located in Detroit, Michigan that operates the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) in a client choice model so that participants can select the foods they want. (Photo credit: Preston Keres, USDA)

Relocalizing the Food System to Fight a ‘Farm-Free Future’

By Nhatt Nichols

November 15, 2023

Could Dry-Farming Wheat in San Diego Seed a Local Grain Economy?

By Leorah Gavidor

November 14, 2023

Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

By Lisa Held

November 1, 2023

a case of meat at a walmart store with some products replaced with dollar bills

Photo Essay: Montana Meat Producers Carve Their Own Paths

By Anthony Pavkovic

October 25, 2023

Local Food

How a Vermont Cheesemaker Helps Local Farms Thrive

How a Community Gardener Grew Food for Her Family, Quit Her Job at McDonald’s, and Started a Farm

On TikTok, A Revival of Black Herbalism

Farm Stops Create New Markets for Small Farms

17 Food and Ag Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis

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‘Shelf Life’ Peeks Into the Nooks and Crannies of the Cheesemaker’s World

Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Can Cooking in Community Slow Dementia and Diabetes?

Getting Schooled on Preserving and Storing Food With Civic Kitchen

New School Meal Standards Could Put More Local Food on Students’ Lunch Trays

Home Cooking Can Be Stress-Free and Part of a Sustainable Food System

Tennessee Recovers $7.2 Million in Farm and Food Bank Funding After Federal Grant Fumble

We’re Born to Eat Wild

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

At Climate Dinners Hosted by Chefs Sam Kass and Andrew Zimmern, The Meal Is The Message

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The Land Back Movement Is Also About Foodways

Listen to Plants, Says Indigenous Forager and Activist Linda Black Elk

Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

JM Fortier Wants to Help More Small-Scale Farmers Grow Vegetables in Winter

Foodshed Cooperative Is Growing San Diego’s Small-Farm Economy

The Government Spends Billions on Food. Who Benefits?

Relocalizing the Food System to Fight a ‘Farm-Free Future’

Could Dry-Farming Wheat in San Diego Seed a Local Grain Economy?

Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Photo Essay: Montana Meat Producers Carve Their Own Paths