Food Archives - Modern Farmer
Urban Farms are a Lifeline for Food-Insecure Residents. Will New Jersey Finally...

This article is part of a partnership between The Jersey Bee and Next City exploring segregation in... (more)

Kimberly Izar & Simon Galperin, The Jersey Bee
July 16, 2024
Inside Florida’s Ban on Lab-Grown Meat

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis walked up to the podium displaying a “Save Our Beef” poster... (more)

Marlowe Starling, Sentient Media
July 12, 2024
Opinion: Congress Should Standardize Food Labels in Farm Bill to Curb Food...

Up to 40 percent of all food produced around the world never makes it to... (more)

Pete Pearson
April 22, 2024
On the Ground With the Schools Learning What It Takes To Improve...

Last month, the USDA recognized four school districts for their work in improving the nutrition... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 16, 2024
How to Be a Food Policy Advocate in Your Community 

It’s an election year in the United States, which means that national news outlets are... (more)

Elena Valeriote
April 2, 2024
If Montreal Can Feed Itself Year-Round, More Cities Can

It’s (relatively) easy to eat local in California, where pomegranates, apricots, cherries, persimmons, figs, citrus,... (more)

Kathleen Willcox
March 13, 2024
Why We Can’t Get Mexico’s Butter Avocados in the US

When I saw the local avocados in the Mexican state of Yucatan, a hot, humid... (more)

Ashlen Wilder
February 9, 2024
How Will New Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits Affect Food Insecurity, Employment?

As policymakers in DC have continued to negotiate compromises to fund the federal government—and craft... (more)

Nhatt Nichols, The Daily Yonder
January 29, 2024
Farm Bill Extension Passed, Funding in Place Until September 2024

President Biden has signed a funding bill that extends the 2018 Farm Bill for another... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
November 17, 2023