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Grey Moran
As an investigative reporter at Sentient, I cover the intersection of industrial agriculture and public health. I focus on how corporate consolidation, factory farming, and labor conditions affect rural communities …
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Stephen Nett
Nonfiction writer, author and journalist, naturalist, photographer, public speaker and science editor.
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Amy Mayer
Reporter, producer, writer, editorA teary-eyed farmer recalls his family's struggle to hold onto the farm in the 1980s. A biologist, disguised to hide her humanity, provides nutrition to an abandoned …
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Leena Trivedi-Grenier
food & culture writer, mother, karaoke rap star photo by Celeste Noche
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Julia Knoerr
Originally from Southern California, I have worked as a freelance journalist in the United States and a media development professional in the Americas. I received my B.A. in Political Science …
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A US Court Found Chiquita Guilty of Murder in Colombia. What Does the Ruling Mean for Other U.S. Food Corporations Abroad?

Oral History Project Preserves Black and Indigenous Food Traditions

A Florida Immigration Law Is Turning Farm Towns Into ‘Ghost Towns’

Nighttime Harvests Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat, but Bring Other Risks

How Crop Insurance Prevents Some Farmers From Adapting to Climate Change

A New Podcast Takes on Sugar Subsidies in the Farm Bill

What Cuts to the Food Safety Net Mean for People’s Lives

What Cuts to the Food Safety Net Mean for People’s Lives

Cheap Imports Leave US Shrimpers Struggling With 'Starvation Wages'

Immokalee’s Farmworkers Strive for Food Sovereignty

Immokalee’s Farmworkers Strive for Food Sovereignty

Bringing Oats Back to American Farms

Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial

A Contested Election Is Fracturing a Farmworkers’ Union

Inside the Brooklyn Packers’ Vision for a Community-Based Micro Food Hub

Farmers Trial Climate-Friendly Chickpeas in Upstate New York

In the Battle Over the Right to Repair, Open-Source Tractors Offer an Alternative


NYC Community Gardeners Might Have New Protection in the Fight Against Development

Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar

Our 2021 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

The Resurgence of Waffle Gardens Is Helping Indigenous Farmers Grow Food with Less Water

Don Lewis Is Reviving the Grain Economy in New York's Hudson Valley

Could Climate Change Put an End to Arizona's Alfalfa Heyday?

As the Climate Emergency Grows, Farmworkers Lack Protection from Deadly Heat

As the West Faces a Drought Emergency, Some Ranchers Are Restoring Grasslands to Build Water Reserves


As Food Scrap Collection Peaks, NYC Community Compost Sites Face Evictions
