A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. “We knew OSHA was going to sho...
“That’s 10 million senseless deaths when we have cleaner fuels available,” Jackson explained to Civil Eats as he prepped for the launch of his new book, Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path t...
And when these same farmers make a delivery to Argus Farm Stop, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the staff treat them like minor celebrities: free coffee, shout-outs from the owners, the works. “They ar...
https://civileats.com/2024/08/12/farm-stops-create-new-markets-for-small-farms/
Stillwagon’s strange philosophical musings on curd set the tone for Shelf Life, a new documentary about the parallels between cheese aging and human aging. Produced by Robyn Metcalfe and direct...
Farmworkers took this a step further at Kroger’s annual shareholder meeting in late June, directing their plea for stronger human rights to the major financiers whose dividends depend on the un...
The novel is a parable for how the United Fruit Company, the U.S. multinational giant that rebranded as Chiquita in 1990, sustained its banana plantations across Latin America through ruthless, b...
Heat and novel rain patterns harm plants and encourage coffee rust, a devastating fungal disease. Rains may come too early or too late. There may be too much rain or too little. Or all of the abo...
https://civileats.com/2024/05/21/climate-solutions-for-the-future-of-coffee/
As soon as you drop into the Santa Maria Valley, that vision changes. Here, from March through October, endless rows of strawberries fill the valley’s plain. Along the dirt access roads, cars s...
https://civileats.com/2024/04/24/strawberry-farmworkers-fight-for-a-living-wage/
“These peeling sheds aren’t supposed to be there. They’re not supposed to be used by anybody,” Farinella told Civil Eats. “There are 20,000 pounds of shrimp per day going through these ...
https://civileats.com/2024/04/17/the-shrimp-on-your-table-has-a-dark-history/
April 15, 2024 update: Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill late last week that would ban heat protections for workers. The headline of this article has been updated to reflect the bill’...