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Nick Tilsen during the Mount Rushmore Land Back Protest. (Photo credit: Willi White)

Civil Eats Nominated for Two James Beard Journalism Awards

By The Civil Eats Editors

May 13, 2025

We’ve been named a finalist in two categories: Columns and Newsletters and Health and Wellness.

Op-ed: Trump’s Disastrous First 100 Days for Food, Farming, and Fairness

By Kate Anderson

April 29, 2025

Clouds above the US Capitol in Washington DC

The Path Forward for Food and Ag

By The Civil Eats Editors

November 13, 2024

Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Can Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ‘Make America Healthy Again’?

October 9, 2024

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - AUGUST 23: Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kennedy announced today that he was suspending his presidential campaign and supporting former President Trump. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Immigrant Workers Are the Backbone of Our Food System

By The Civil Eats Editors

October 2, 2024

a collage of diverse farmers and farm workers in the field, with signs, and smiling at the camera

The High Cost of Groceries: Experts Weigh In

September 25, 2024

From left to right: Lisa Held, David Ortega, and Lindsay Owens.

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate Change?

By Christina Cooke

September 24, 2024

The White House in Washington DC under dark stormy clouds

JD Vance Funded AcreTrader. Here’s Why That Matters.

September 18, 2024

Farmland for sale, a photo of hay bales in a field listed for sale.

Can Lawmakers Really Tackle High Food Prices?

September 17, 2024

A parent shops for groceries with a child in a stroller in August 2024 in New York City. (Photo credit: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)

Labor Protections for Immigrant Food Workers Are at Stake in the 2024 Election

September 16, 2024

a farmworker carries a basket of grapes in a field

Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to the US Nutrition Safety Net

August 28, 2024

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City. Earlier that week, the Trump administration announced stricter requirements for food stamps benefits that would have cut support for nearly 700,000 poor Americans. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

Republican Plans for Ag Policy May Bring Big Changes to Farm Country

July 22, 2024

A drone photograph of a corn field in Madison County, Ohio, with a grain silo in the background. (Photo credit: Hal Bergman, Getty Images)

These State Lawmakers Are Collaborating on Policies That Support Regenerative Agriculture

January 23, 2024

A farmer tends a mobile chicken coop at Letterbox Farm, a diversified, organic farm in Hudson, New York. (Photo credit: Preston Keres, USDA)

Food Prices Are Still High. What Role Do Corporate Profits Play?

May 22, 2023

a young family carries the shopping in together despite high food prices

How the Midterm Elections Will Impact Food and Agriculture

November 3, 2022

Sunrise over the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming

November 2, 2020

a weathered silo with a US flag painted on it

Get Out the Vote Efforts in Farm Country Are Reaching Young, Latinx, and Rural Voters

By Aaron Calvin

October 27, 2020

Registering a new Latinx voter in Iowa.

Fighting Voter Suppression, Environmental Racism, and Corporate Agriculture in Hog Country

By Christina Cooke

October 22, 2020

Site manager Eileen Bowman wears a "REGISTER & VOTE" mask as long lines of voters wait to cast early voting ballots at Roxborough High School on October 17, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)