Every tomato you pick from a local farm and every loaf of bread from your neighborhood bakery creates ripples through your community’s economy. The farm-to-table movement has transformed from a dining ...

Most of the food for school lunches is brought in from different locations, in part because of the need for large orders and nutrition requirements. Tucson Unified School District has partnered with ...

Imagine a customer sitting at their favorite restaurant, perusing the menu and then asking the server: “Excuse me, where do your carrots come from? Are they locally grown?” As states reopen after ...

If you’ve found yourself paying more attention to food labels, where your meat is sourced, or how far your produce has ...

Local food systems are often viewed as alternatives to the global food system to stress their "promise of difference." But many myths have also been debunked, such as the "local trap" — the belief ...

Some third-graders from a local elementary school came to my farm for a tour, and I saw it as an opportunity to test their knowledge. So, before they arrived, I tied some carrots to a small maple tree ...

In a recent study involving UC Davis Professor of Human Ecology Catherine Brinkley, 2.97 millions pounds of food-bank donations from 296 organizations were analyzed to understand the dependencies ...

How often do you see “locally sourced produce” or “farm to table” on Los Angeles restaurant menus? These buzzwords are everywhere, but I’ve started to wonder: Who actually has access to this local ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WALPOLE, N.H. / BELLOWS FALLS — The second annual Liberty Food Fest, featuring national and regional leaders in the local food movement and ...

Situated on a previously vacant 2-acre lot, Meacham Urban Farm has transformed a once unused space into a productive green oasis in downtown Tampa. The farm is part of the Encore redevelopment project ...

Université Laval provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Université Laval provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. But many myths have also been debunked, such as ...