Civil Eats | Food and Agriculture News
1 day ago · Civil Eats is a news source for critical thought about the American food system. Read our latest reporting on U.S. food and agriculture.
Our Best Climate Reporting of 2024 - Civil Eats
5 days ago · Civil Eats has long been committed to covering the intersection of the food system and climate change. In addition to looking at the greenhouse gas impacts of growing, harvesting, transporting, processing, packaging, and distributing food, we also examine the ways food-system players are addressing climate change with strategies that sequester carbon, cut emissions, save water, and establish ...
Our Best Food Justice Reporting of 2024 | Civil Eats
2 days ago · In 2024, for example, we wrote about the often-overlooked food angle in the Land Back Movement, which aims to return land to tribal communities.We also brought you stories about farmworkers pushing for wage, heat, and labor protections, and showcased the efforts of people like Gail Taylor and Jim Embry, who have spent years working to change the food system and provide greater access for all.
Our Best Community Food Solutions Stories of 2024 | Civil Eats
1 day ago · Climate change, environmental health issues, and food access are foremost among those challenges. The people and projects we drew inspiration from this year provided creative, community-appropriate improvements to disaster relief, wildfire prevention, living wages, and food access, among other pressing issues.. Here are our best community food solutions stories of …
Food + Policy | Civil Eats
In our continuing effort to highlight climate solutions as well as problems, this year’s climate reporting covered all aspects of our food system, from growing to marketing.
About Civil Eats | Sustainable Food News Resource
Welcome to Civil Eats, an award-winning news site dedicated to critical thinking about the American food system. At a time when political divisions and the climate crisis fan our fears and threaten our collaborative spirit, we offer fair, accurate, and accessible journalism that reveals how our food system works—and where it breaks down.
Our Reporting Is Now Free for Everyone | Civil Eats
Sep 3, 2024 · In that time, our stories have had significant impact and reach, thanks in part to support from our readers and donors. We raised an unprecedented $100,000 via Kickstarter in 2013; we were named Publication of the Year in 2014 by the prestigious James Beard Foundation; we were inducted into the Library of Congress in 2019; we won a 2022 IACP Award for best newsletter for our members-only ...
School Lunches Get a Local Boost from New USDA Standards
Apr 30, 2024 · “Commentors noted that expanding the geographic preference option to allow local as a specification will broaden opportunities for CNP [Child Nutrition Program] operators to purchase directly from local farmers, reinforce local food systems, and ease procurement challenges for operators interested in sourcing food from local producers,” they wrote.
Farm Bill News - Civil Eats
The farm bill is a once-every-five-year legislative package that adds $700 billion or more in federal spending for nutrition, conservation, subsidies, crop insurance, and more. This year's bill could also fight climate change and food insecurity.
Courses - Civil Eats
As part of our mission to help people get informed about critical issues in the food system, Civil Eats has developed a new educational curriculum that we’re calling: Crash Courses. In June of 2024, we launched our first-ever Crash Course: Climate Solutions in Food & Farming. This email-based course covered the basics of how climate […]