One representative alleges the food company’s political donations could have been used to influence the ongoing food-borne ...

The Raccoon River and Des Moines River, which supply drinking water to central Iowa, rank in the top 1 percent of rivers nationwide for nitrate concentration. Expand your understanding of food systems ...

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond launched “ Mission Possible: Go Organic ” with Conscious ...

Two and a half years ago, Helen Swire Comer quit her job as a bank manager to take care of her parents full-time. She’d worked since she was 15 years old and planned to continue working into her 70s.

Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. In the ...

The catastrophic fire that just ravaged more than 2,000 acres and at least 2,000 homes on Maui, and claimed 114 lives and counting is inextricably linked to the island’s agricultural history. Expand ...

On a crisp, windy day in March, 17-year-old Norman Garcia-Lopez tries to coax a donkey and a herd of 14 sheep from a fenced yard out to open pasture. “Come on, Miss Easter,” he says, holding a shallow ...

Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. A growing ...

When Lynn Utesch and his wife, Nancy, started their grass-fed beef operation in central Wisconsin just over two decades ago, they were surrounded by relatively small family-run dairy operations. Those ...

At a time when political divisions and the climate crisis fan our fears and threaten our collaborative spirit, Civil Eats offers fair, accurate, and accessible journalism that reveals how our food ...

A version of this gift guide, which included special features like an author interview, was first sent to Civil Eats members in The Deep Dish newsletter. Become a member today and you’ll get the next ...

Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. “Putting ...