Do you ever wonder why so much organic food also carries animal welfare labels? The short answer is that while the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) organic standards are very precise abo...
In 2012, the city of Richmond, California, garnered national attention when its residents voted down a ballot measure to impose a tax on sugary beverages. Groups like Dunk the Junk hoped the meas...
https://civileats.com/2015/01/19/this-urban-farmer-is-growing-jobs-in-her-community/
Chellie Pingree is not your average member of Congress. Before joining the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009, she had a long career as a state lawmaker in Maine. But before that, she spent mo...
One in 6 workers in the U.S. have food-related jobs; farmers, farmworkers, food processors, servers, and grocery store clerks are all part of the effort to get food to our plates. And yet, they a...
https://civileats.com/2014/11/26/food-workers-the-next-generation-of-comic-book-superheroes/
Native American tribes have long shaped the food landscape in this country and many continue to be some of the most vocal advocates for sustainable food production and policies to promote better ...
At first glance, writing an exposé on the pork industry might seem outside Ted Genoways’ wheelhouse. He’s the author of two books of poetry and has penned a biography of Walt Whitman—no...
In the early 1990s, after years of working as a physical therapist, Karen Washington noticed that many of her patients were steadily gaining weight and struggling with diabetes. She realized the ...
Hanna Ranch spans across thousands of acres of prairie just south of Colorado Springs, nestled between Fountain Creek and Interstate 25 as both wind their way south. Listen closely and you might ...
https://civileats.com/2014/08/14/hannah-ranch-the-eco-rancher-against-the-world/
Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour. Low-wage workers are actually worse off now than they were in 1968, when the minimum wage reached a peak of $8.56 an hour in ...
https://civileats.com/2014/07/24/faces-and-visions-of-the-food-movement-saru-jayaraman/
Here’s what caught our attention this week in food news. 1. Study Finds Clear Differences Between Organic and Non-Organic Foods (The Guardian) People choose to eat organic for a host of reason...