FOOD SYSTEM

  • A person reaching up to pick apples from an apple tree with green leaves, some apples turn red, in an orchard setting.

    Cider Makers Are Betting on Foraged Apples for Climate Resilience

  • A close-up of a bread loaf being held by a person's hand.

    The Rise of Local Flour

  • A group of wild turkeys walking on grass in a park with trees in the background.

    Are You Locavore Enough to Take the 100-mile Thanksgiving Challenge?

  • A person herding a flock of sheep in an open outdoor field with trees in the background.

    The Women Trying to Save the Meat Industry

  • Person holding a live crab with numerous barnacles on its back.

    Building a Market for Invasive Species

  • A green building with a large sign reading "Martin Luther King, Jr. Library" outdoors, and a wooden planter box with cartoon character decorations, filled with leafy plants.

    Public Libraries are Making it Easy to Check Out Seeds—and Plant a Garden

  • Woman transplanting seedlings in a greenhouse, with other plants and grow trays in the background.

    Farmers Embrace the Growing Domestic Spice Trade

  • Several wild mushrooms with light-colored caps and gills, some sliced, laid out on a white surface next to a small uncapping knife.

    With Wi-Fi and Grow Lights, a Mushroom Farm Grows in City Restaurants

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  • Three people working together on a rooftop garden in an urban area, planting and tending to young plants and seedlings with city skyscrapers in the background.

    A Farm Grows Atop A Convention Center in NYC

  • A young man loading boxes of produce into a truck at a farm or market. There is another person in the background working inside a barn or warehouse.

    Will The CSA Boom Survive Beyond The Pandemic?

  • A collage of the person smiling and showing her hands covered with purple dye, surrounded by images of fresh vegetables and fruits including green, yellow, and orange tomatoes, pink and white apple slices, and multicolored carrots.

    Aliza Sokolow’s Food Photos Could Change The Way You Think About Farmers

  • A large collection of bread rolls inside a wicker basket and paper bags in the back of a vehicle.

    New York City Seeks To Create A ‘Craigslist For Food Pantries’

  • Cover page of Civil Eats publication titled 'The Deep Dish,' issue 19, May 2023, about food and farming from Civil Eats.

    The Follow-Up: The Cider Makers Preserving Varieties by Helping Others Grow Them

  • A rural landscape at sunset featuring a gravel path leading to red barns surrounded by trees and tall grass.

    A New Agritourism Network Connects And Promotes Farmers Of Color

  • Cover of a book titled 'Sunday in the Park with Ford,' showing a park with green foliage in the foreground and a city skyline of New York City in the background on a partly cloudy day.

    This Floating Food Forest Wants To Reshape New York City Parks

  • A lionfish swimming underwater with its distinctive striped fins and spines.

    There’s A Venomous Fish We Should All Be Eating

  • Assorted fresh vegetables including onions, garlic, tomatillos, cherry tomatoes, and green peppers displayed in baskets on a patterned tablecloth.

    Farmers’ Markets Face Year Two Of The Pandemic