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Theory of 'smart' plants may explain the evolution of global ecosystems
It's easy to think of plants as passive features of their environments, doing as the land prescribes, serving as a backdrop to the bustling animal kingdom. But what if the ecosystems of the world take...
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KIND petitions FDA to update ‘outdated’ food labeling rules
In a March 17 warning letter to KIND, the FDA highlighted multiple violations of labeling laws, most of which were minor technical errors that the company agreed to address. However, the section that...
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Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years, scientists say
The world has lost a third of its arable land due to erosion or pollution in the past 40 years, with potentially disastrous consequences as global demand for food soars, scientists have warned. New...
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10 things to know before you eat your next chicken dinner
For our December Reveal radio episode, we’re dedicating an hour to stories about food: We go on a salmonella road trip to take a closer look at the chicken we eat, and we uncover the hazards workers...
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Climate change is likely to diminish continued progress on global food security through production disruptions that lead to local availability limitations and price increases, interrupted transport...
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In England, Socially Conscious Fried Chicken Takes Flight
Chicken Town, a nonprofit restaurant, is hoping to provide a more healthful version of fried chicken — a popular after-school snack in the U.K. — to teens in an area of London where childhood obesity...
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Here’s why Monsanto and Big Food are finally speaking up about climate change
Monsanto — yes, that same Monsanto you might remember as the face of corporate evil — has pledged to make its operations carbon neutral within the next decade. And Monsanto’s not alone in the corporate...
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Pretty Much Everyone Is in Favor of GMO Labeling
America is often a nation divided on any number of wedge issues, but GMO labeling apparently isn't one of them. A poll conducted by research firm The Mellman Group finds 89 percent of likely 2016...
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak May Be Linked to Recalled Nut Butters
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation is underway into 11 Salmonella illnesses in nine states which may be linked to recently recalled nut butters. The initial outbreak...
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Training Farmers to Be Better Business People
For over 40 years, Adam DeGroot’s family has grown potatoes and peppers at their farm just south of Chicago. But it has only been for the last three years that the farm’s veggies have graced the lunch...
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Chipotle Still Feeling Pain After E. Coli Outbreak of Unknown Origin
Companies pay for food safety transgressions in a variety of ways. Victims sue for damages, and regulators take civil, and sometimes criminal, actions. For publicly traded companies, nothing churns...
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EPA tosses aside safety data, says Dow pesticide for GMOs won't harm people
When Monsanto genetically engineered corn and soybeans to make them immune to its best-selling weedkiller, the company pitched the technology as a way to reduce overall use of herbicides and usher in...
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Feast in the Heart of Texas
In a tribute to his hometown, San Antonio, the chef Quealy Watson cooks a Tex-Mex barbecue with Asian flavors and gathers friends to celebrate the season. There is a moment during the preparation of...
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This is the scariest superbug yet
In mid-November, a group of Chinese and UK researchers published a paper in The Lancet delivering some sobering news: They had found a strain of E. coli in Chinese pigs that had evolved to withstand...
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Walnuts Have Fewer Calories than the Label Suggests, ARS Researcher Discovers
USDA scientists have found that walnuts have 21 percent fewer calories than previously thought, which is good news for the weight-conscious nut lover! Researchers with USDA’s Agricultural Research...
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Apocalypse Pig Redux: Last-Resort Resistance in Europe
Here’s a breaking news follow-up to my recent post on the discovery of resistance to colistin, the truly last last-resort antibiotic, in animals, meat and people in China. A research collaboration...
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Donald Trump's speech to Republican Jews was filled with anti-Semitic...
Midday on Thursday, Donald Trump gave a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition. These are three real things that he said: The nicest thing that you can say about these comments is that they play on...
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The World’s Largest Garden Supply Store Is Phasing Out Bee-Killing Insecticides
I have two criteria for plants that I buy for my backyard garden: They have to be capable of dealing with the hot, dry Southern California summers, and, especially if they aren’t fruits or vegetables,...
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Food52 Holiday Market
To celebrate this time of year, we're bringing back the Food52 Holiday Market. Stop by and you'll find a selection of products from our shop: beautiful housewares, kitchen and pantry essentials, and...
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Pig Tales: New Book Tells The Story of Pork in America
Twilight Greenaway is the Managing Editor of Civil Eats. Her articles about food and farming have appeared in The New York Times, NPR.org, The Guardian, TakePart, Modern Farmer, Gastronomica and on...
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