A school district in Washington state has ditched frozen French fries and chicken fingers this year in favor of fresh fare. Not only are meals now made from scratch daily,
Washington, DC-based Food & Water Watch is praising Congress for “uniting” against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s expected approval of genetically-engineered (GE) salmon.
The groups executive director,
FoodCorps, a brand new national service program funded by AmeriCorps and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, launched this week and is now seeking applications for its first class of service
Senators Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced a bill Tuesday that would ban genetically engineered (GE) salmon, a fast-growing fish that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
As consumer concerns about bisphenol-A mount and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-reviews the safety of the controversial food packaging chemical, America’s largest food companies are taking
In what some say could be a game-changing initiative, Walmart Stores last week announced that it will focus on smaller, globally sustainable agriculture to revitalize rural communities and reduce the
More than 50 organizations asked California officials to rescind a $180,000 federally funded grant awarded last month to the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), an industry communications group
This isn’t your typical egg farm. In Elkhart, Iowa, about 70 miles south of Wright County Egg–the mega-farm at the center of a 550 million egg recall tied
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that the agency will hold two public meetings on AquAdvantage Salmon, a genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon intended to be used
Farmers Markets Show Strong Growth Across Country, Biggest Gains in Midwest
The number of farmers markets across the country has grown 16 percent this year, according to U.S. Department
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series, a conversation with world-renowned livestock expert Temple Grandin on humane handling, small vs. big, transparency, and the future of agriculture