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By The Civil Eats Editors

September 3, 2024

We’re dropping our paywall and making it free to read our news—but we’re still counting on your support.

Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to the US Nutrition Safety Net

By Grey Moran

August 28, 2024

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City. Earlier that week, the Trump administration announced stricter requirements for food stamps benefits that would have cut support for nearly 700,000 poor Americans. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use?

By Meg Wilcox

August 27, 2024

Civil Eats Welcomes Momo Chang as Senior Editor

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 26, 2024

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)

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break. Neither Do School Food Professionals.

By Lisa Held

July 29, 2024

Cafeteria workers at Lockerman Middle School work in an assembly line to pack bags filled with three days of meals. (Photo credit: Colin Marshall)

Study Finds ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Increasingly Common in Pesticides

By Lisa Held

July 24, 2024

Farmworkers Push Kroger’s Shareholders for Heat and Labor Protections

By Grey Moran

July 24, 2024

Farmworkers wear protective clothing while working in a field in the morning heat on July 3, 2024 near Coachella, California. (Photo credit: Mario Tama, Getty Images)

A Community of Growers

By Angelica Ang

July 23, 2024

A youth worker at East New York Farms' youth farm carries a tray of seedlings into the farm. (Photo credit: Angelica Ang)

Tracking Tire Plastics—and Chemicals—From Road to Plate

By Virginia Gewin

July 16, 2024

Senator Cory Booker Says FDA Proposal Could Worsen Antibiotic Resistance

By Lisa Held

July 10, 2024

Are Companies Using Carbon Markets to Sell More Pesticides?

By Lisa Held

July 9, 2024

a tractor sprays pesticides on a field while hazard symbols fade into the distance. (Civil Eats illustration)

Can Cooking in Community Slow Dementia and Diabetes?

By Nicole J. Caruth

July 1, 2024

Look What Nicola Twilley Found in the Fridge

By Naoki Nitta

June 24, 2024

Nicola Twilley and the cover her new book, Frostbite. (Author photo credit: Rebecca Fishman)

Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

By The Civil Eats Editors

June 20, 2024

a collage of notable summer books on food and farming

Medically Important Antibiotics Are Still Being Used to Fatten Up Pigs

By Lisa Held

June 12, 2024

On Farms, ‘Plasticulture’ Persists

By Grey Moran

June 5, 2024

Rows of plastic-covered strawberry plants.

Pesticide Industry Could Win Big in Latest Farm Bill Proposal

By Lisa Held

May 29, 2024

What Happened to Antibiotic-Free Chicken?

By Lisa Held

May 22, 2024

hickens gather around a feeder at a farm on August 9, 2014 in Osage, Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Bird Flu May Be Driven By This Overlooked Factor

By Grey Moran

May 15, 2024

Snow Geese fly over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo credit: Yiming Chen, Getty Images)

Nik Sharma Offers His Top Tips for Home Cooks to Fight Recipe Fatigue

By Matthew Wheeland

May 13, 2024

Nik Sharma baking at left, and tossing a chickpea dish at right. (Photo credit: Nik Sharma)

Far From Home, the Curry Leaf Tree Thrives

By Mary-Rose Abraham

May 8, 2024

Zee Lilani of Kula Nursery stands among her curry leaf tree starts in Oakland, California. (Photo credit: Melati Citrawireja)

A Guide to Climate-Conscious Grocery Shopping

By Christina Cooke

May 7, 2024

Across Farm Country, Fertilizer Pollution Impacts Not Just Health, but Water Costs, Too

By Nina Elkadi

May 1, 2024

An Illinois farmer fertilizes a field before planting. (Photo credit: Scott Olson, Getty Images)

Health

Our Reporting Is Now Free for Everyone

Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to the US Nutrition Safety Net

Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use?

Civil Eats Welcomes Momo Chang as Senior Editor

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

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On TikTok, A Revival of Black Herbalism

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break. Neither Do School Food Professionals.

Study Finds ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Increasingly Common in Pesticides

Farmworkers Push Kroger’s Shareholders for Heat and Labor Protections

A Community of Growers

Tracking Tire Plastics—and Chemicals—From Road to Plate

Senator Cory Booker Says FDA Proposal Could Worsen Antibiotic Resistance

Are Companies Using Carbon Markets to Sell More Pesticides?

Can Cooking in Community Slow Dementia and Diabetes?

Look What Nicola Twilley Found in the Fridge

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Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

Medically Important Antibiotics Are Still Being Used to Fatten Up Pigs

On Farms, ‘Plasticulture’ Persists

Pesticide Industry Could Win Big in Latest Farm Bill Proposal

What Happened to Antibiotic-Free Chicken?

Bird Flu May Be Driven By This Overlooked Factor

Nik Sharma Offers His Top Tips for Home Cooks to Fight Recipe Fatigue

Far From Home, the Curry Leaf Tree Thrives

A Guide to Climate-Conscious Grocery Shopping

Across Farm Country, Fertilizer Pollution Impacts Not Just Health, but Water Costs, Too