Naoki Nitta

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Naoki Nitta is a freelance writer based in Northern California, focused on food and sustainability issues. His work has appeared in Modern Farmer, Grist, Smithsonian Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications.

The Future of California’s Climate-Smart Farming Programs

May 5, 2025

an elder Hmong American woman wearing gloves and a hat stands under an umbrella to string up a produce on a trellis on a farm in California

In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

February 24, 2025

The Kanaka Kava crew plant ‘awa observing traditional Native Hawaiian protocols. (Photo credit: Kanaka Kava)

Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

July 2, 2024

Foggy Bottoms Boys co-owner Cody Nicholson-Stratton pictured with his son. (Photo courtesy of Foggy Bottoms Boys)

Look What Nicola Twilley Found in the Fridge

June 24, 2024

Nicola Twilley and the cover her new book, Frostbite. (Author photo credit: Rebecca Fishman)

Regenerative Beef Gets a Boost from California Universities

March 4, 2024

Cattle graze along the California coast. (Photo credit: Denise Taylor, 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)

Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

December 4, 2023

Strawberries sit in rows covered in agricultural plastic.

California Will Help BIPOC Collective Cultivate Land Access for Underserved Farmers

October 24, 2023

California Leads the Way in Low-Carbon School Meals

September 19, 2023

A Fight for Salmon Fishing Rights Connects Indigenous Peoples Across the Pacific Ocean

July 26, 2023

Members of the Raporo Ainu Nation observe asir cep nomi, an Ainu ceremony that marks the fish’s annual migration back to the island’s major rivers and tributaries. (Photo credit: Centre for Environmental and Minority Policy Studies)