Immigrant Farmers Revive Dormant Greenhouse to Grow Food From Home
At a small farmers market south of Seattle, you鈥檒l find varieties of ethnic vegetables unlikely sold in your typical supermarket.
Environment
The Creative, Climate-Saving Magic of Beavers
Beavers are ecological Swiss Army knives, capable of tackling water quality, flooding, and climate change.
Cooking Stirs the Pot for Social Change
Preparing food鈥攁nd letting others in our communities cook for us鈥攊s how we become good citizens who engage with the communities around us.
How the Oil Industry Is Pushing Plastic
The fracking boom is flooding the world with Ziploc bags, ketchup packets, and single-use spoons.
Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production
Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.
When Climate Change Was a Nonpartisan Issue
In 1988, global warming became front-page news鈥攁nd 30 years later the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action.
Indian Country Remembers the Trauma of Children Taken from Their Parents
As Congress prepares to debate separating families at the border, a look back at the U.S.鈥檚 past with the cruel practice.
To Native Culture, the Salmon Decision Means 麻豆社事件 Than a Treaty Rights Win
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
Farming as Resistance
Threatened by a mining company, indigenous women in the remote highlands of Guatemala are marching, increasing productivity, and planting trees.
Senate鈥檚 Farm Bill Moves Forward鈥擝ut What Is It, Anyway?
From food assistance for the poor to subsidies for a corporate food system, the nation鈥檚 next farm bill is taking shape.
Supreme Court Affirms Native American Treaty Rights to Harvest Salmon
The decision upholds 19th century promises and should increase the number of fish for everyone.
How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds
Heirlooms are irresistible, not just because they鈥檙e delicious, but because growing them defies capitalism.
Ever Wonder How Rainfall Affects Your Peanut Butter Sandwich Habit?
Climate change will impact agriculture and food supplies. That鈥檚 why this digital classroom is teaching food literacy.
Why Fast Fashion Needs to Slow Down
The no-waste economy must be applied to fashion, just as it is in the food industry.
What Fossil Fuels and Factory Farms Have in Common
Hint: They鈥檙e both issues of environmental injustice.
The Lost Indigenous Housing Designs
Developed over thousands of years, traditional architecture can also build climate resiliency.
How Weakened Fossil Fuel Regulation Hurts Small Towns
A growing pool of scientific evidence indicates that living near oil and gas production can endanger public health.
Posting Your Hike on Instagram? Now You Can Tag Your Location鈥檚 Indigenous Name
This Native climber created indigenous geotags for more than 40 mountains.
Indigenous Women Built These Tiny Houses to Block a Pipeline鈥攁nd Reclaim Nomadic Traditions
The houses are affordable and energy-efficient, and are bringing back elements of the Secwepemc鈥檚 hunter-gatherer culture.
How Cuba鈥檚 Women Farmers Kept Everyone Fed
鈥淚 wake up early, I spend all day on the farm, working hard, managing the workers, planting, harvesting, selling, teaching鈥擨 do all of this out of love.鈥�
The High School Where Learning to Farm Is a Graduation Requirement
The nation鈥檚 first USDA-certified organic campus integrates farm work and food production into every aspect of student life.
How Foodies Can Understand Capitalism and Farm-to-Table Justice
Our food system can be a place for systemic transformation through an alliance between the progressive and radical wings of the food movement.
A Bag of Cheap Groceries Is No Substitute for Political Power
We can鈥檛 ignore the economic system, policies, and incentives that encourage 40 percent of all food to go to waste.
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13 Climate Justice Leaders Imagined as Comic Superheroes
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