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As Foodborne Illnesses Sicken Tens of Millions Each Year, FDA Falls Behind on Mandated Inspections
The Food and Drug Administration has not performed its legally required number of food safety inspections each year since 2018, according to a new government watchdog report.
Each year, about one in six Americans falls ill to foodborne illnesses, and oversight agencies have routinely found that the U.S. food safety system — a shared responsibility of the FDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and several others — falls short.
In 2017, the Government Accountability Office called for a unified st
Ready to Garden? Start Here
Starting a garden can be a big step. Knowing what to plant, when, and how–that takes time. And what if you want to branch out, and start raising animals? The learning curve is steep.
That’s where we come in.
These guides are some of our most popular pieces, walking you through everything from rotating your crops to incubating chicken eggs. If you want to start a garden from scratch, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s get gardening.
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Fall Off the Bone Tender in just 45 Minutes! 🤩
My Instant Pot Ribs recipe is the easiest way to achieve tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone ribs. Whether you’re using baby back ribs or pork loin ribs,... Read More
Easy Stovetop Balsamic Pork Tenderloin
For this easy stovetop balsamic pork tenderloin recipe, we’ll use simple, everyday ingredients to turn ordinary pork tenderloin into a gourmet, restaurant style meal. The pork comes out so juicy, so tender, and that seasoned balsamic glaze hits all the right notes of flavor that you’ll absolutely love.
Why I Love This Recipe
Pork tenderloin is one of my all-time favorite meats. It checks all the boxes: affordable, very tender, very juicy, very lean, easy to make, and offer
Why One Group is Suing the Government Over Malathion, a Dangerous Pesticide
Malathion, a commonly used pesticide for both agricultural use and home gardening, has had a long and widely disputed history. First approved for use in 1956, it increased in popularity during the 1980s due to its efficacy against the Mediterranean fruit fly. Malathion has worked its way into products many US consumers wouldn’t take a second glance at, such as mosquito spray or lice shampoo.
However, over the years, it’s become clear that malathion isn’t always safe for use, and, even if
Growing Corn in the Desert, No Irrigation Required
This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful, and is reprinted with permission.
When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his fields look vastly different from the endless rows of corn you see in much of rural North America. Bundled in groups of five or six, his corn stalks shoot out of the sandy desert in bunches, resembling bushels rather than tightly spaced rows. “We don’t do your typical 14-inch spaced rows,” he says.
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Stuffed Pork Loin
This Stuffed Pork Loin is quite possibly the best pork tenderloin I have ever had. The tender pork loin has a savory stuffing that looks…
Top 10 Farming Redefined Stories of 2024
There’s a lot going on in farming these days.
Some farmers are looking at succession plans, trying to figure out who will take over the family business. Others are looking to transition away from factory farming, and still others are looking at bringing on new technology or systems to help them be more efficient.
This year, we explored what farming means to people across the US and the world, and brought you stories of truly modern farmers.
Here, we’ve collected our top 10 most read,
Top 10 Food Equity Stories of 2024
Food can be a tricky thing. While we produce enough food for people globally, it doesn’t always get distributed equally. Food is also a powerful cultural connector, and can bring communities together.
This year, we looked at many stories of food access and equity, and what food means to people. From exclusive avocados and exorbitantly priced butter, to a microgreens farm and a community fridge, we took a look at all corners of our food system.
Here, we’ve collected our top 10 most re
Top 10 Conscious Consumption Stories of 2024
This year, we brought you many stories of people connecting with their food, and examining how they consume it.
From looking at the true cost of eating meat, to reckoning with just how much plastic we use even in our home gardens, we explored how we consume and participate in our food system.
Here, we’ve collected our top 10 most read, shared, and commented on Conscious Consumption stories for you to revisit. Let us know which stories you connected with the most in the comments.
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Here’s Why School Lunches Matter
School lunch is more than just a meal for students to fuel them for the day. It’s an opportunity for students to discover new foods, learn about their community and take a personal role in their own health.
As inflation and the scale-back of pandemic-era boosts to SNAP and other government food programs threaten access to healthy food, school lunches matter more than ever.
Modern Farmer talked to school staff in Texas and Alabama about why food–and the funding for food–is so important for comm
Spotlight On One Texas School District Revolutionizing School Lunch
When Marissa Bell started working for the Lake Travis Independent School District in Austin, Texas in 2020, she didn’t know the food supply chain was about to be turned on its head.
As the dietitian and marketing coordinator for Lake Travis ISD, Bell is responsible for ensuring students have medically and culturally appropriate foods to eat from the school cafeteria. This means ensuring meals are safe for students with allergies and dietary restrictions, as well as appropriate for students with
Top 12 Food Changemakers of the Year
Our food systems in North American can be complicated. While there is plenty of food, many people struggle with access to enough food, and farmers may have difficulties reaching local communities interested in their products.
Over 2024, we covered many people working to address these systemic issues. This collection is a look back over the year, at some of the most popular stories of people tackling these food system problems head on.
From local farmers planting native crops, to cyclists increas
The Night Shift
Every morning, for years, Josana Pinto da Costa would venture out onto the waterways lining Óbidos, Brazil, in a small fishing boat. She would glide over the murky, churning currents of the Amazon River Basin, her flat nets bringing in writhing hauls as the sun ascended into the cerulean skies above.
Scorching temperatures in the Brazilian state of Pará have now made that routine unsafe. The heat has “been really intense” this year, said Pinto da Costa in Portuguese. It feels as if the “sun has
Spotlight On the Students Growing Kalo in Hawai’i
On a Friday morning in late September, the students in Naʻau ʻŌiwi gathered in Māhukona on the North Kohala Coast of Hawai’i Island to build beehive boxes.
The apiary they are building will produce honey for their secret recipe plans for the statewide Kalo Challenge, which is the culmination of their nine-month program that centers the ancestral practice of cultivating the Hawaiian staple crop kalo (taro), and serves as a competition where they do presentations on their cultural educatio
The High Tech Farm
Farming has come a long way in the last few years.
We know, from the last census of agriculture, that farm life is changing. The number of farms is dropping, while the size of the average farm is going up. That means fewer farmers are working more land.
In order to be efficient, farmers have to turn to technology. Whether that means electric tractors or drone sprayers, to save manpower on the fields, or installing solar panels or virtual fencing to make the most out of the acreage they have, far
How to stop tracking macros and trust yourself around food
“I worried that if I stopped tracking macros, I would lose my physique.”
After years of careful macro tracking, Dr. Fundaro finally admitted to herself that the method no longer worked for her. Yet she was afraid to give it up.
If anyone should feel confident in their food choices, it would be Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro. After all, Dr. Fundaro has a PhD in Human Nutrition, a decade-plus of nutrition coaching experience, and six powerlifting competitions under her belt.
Yet, when she was really honest
Private: How to stop tracking macros and trust yourself around food
“I worried that if I stopped tracking macros, I would lose my physique.”
After years of careful macro tracking, Dr. Fundaro finally admitted to herself that the method no longer worked for her. Yet she was afraid to give it up.
If anyone should feel confident in their food choices, it would be Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro. After all, Dr. Fundaro has a PhD in Human Nutrition, a decade-plus of nutrition coaching experience, and six powerlifting competitions under her belt.
Yet, when she was really honest
Can Human Urine Fertilize Our Crops?
This story originally appeared at Ambrook Research.
Twice a growing season, a big yellow truck with the license plate “P4FARMS” pulls into Jesse Kayan’s farm in Brattleboro, Vermont, loaded with a thousand gallons of pasteurized human urine sloshing around in IBC totes.
For more than 10 years, Kayan has been applying human urine to his hayfields through a partnership with the Brattleboro-based Rich Earth Institute, a non-profit engaging in research, education and technological innovation to adva
Where Have All the Vets Gone?
When Aimee Thompson graduates from Washington State University Veterinary College in May 2025, she will not be heading to a bustling city or a thriving suburban clinic like many of her peers. Instead, she will return to her roots in rural Nevada. For Thompson, this is not just a career path but a calling deeply rooted in her heritage.
“I’ve always had a deep attachment to veterinary medicine. My family has a cattle ranch, and I am sixth generation. I was raised around animals,” says