Solutions

To Improve Fish Welfare, a Startup Blends AI With an Ancient Japanese Fishing Method

Aquaculture•6 min read

Investigation

On Organic Caviar Farms, Fish Still Suffer

A new investigation reveals fish cut open while still conscious.

Aquaculture•4 min read

Investigation

Farmed Bluefin Tuna Brands Claim to Be Sustainable. Here’s What Really Happens.

I hopped aboard a tuna tour to investigate what it takes to confine these majestic apex predators.

Aquaculture•10 min read

Explainer

The Word ‘Vegan’ Is Still More Reviled Than ‘Plant-Based’ But…Why?

Food•9 min read

Solutions

‘Humane’ and ‘Sustainable’ Fish Labels Seek to Repackage Harsh Realities

Why consumers should beware the latest humane- and green-washing tactic.

Food•7 min read

Explainer

Is Organic Food Better for You?

What makes a food "organic"? One survey found only 20 percent of respondents knew the answer.

Food•9 min read

Explainer

Are CSAs Worth It? Community-Supported Agriculture, Explained

Food•8 min read

Explainer

Organic Farming: What It Is — and Isn’t — Explained

‘Organic’ is better for animals — but not necessarily more environmentally friendly or healthy.

Food•7 min read

Investigation

Homesteading Is a Viral Trend, but ‘Butchery Gone Awry’ Is Its Dark Side

A growing number of backyard farmers confess they have no idea what they’re doing.

Food•6 min read

Reported

How Leftover Temple Flowers and Coconut Water Became Vegan Leather

Food•5 min read

Perspective

Saving Food Waste From Landfill, One Whatsapp Message at a Time

Foodsharing has rescued 178 million pounds of food from landfill since 2012. Yet experts say more should be done to combat food waste on a global scale.

Climate•7 min read

Reported

Food Upcycling’s Untapped Potential

One-third of food produced around the world ends up in garbage cans and landfills. Advocates point to a simple solution: reusing food instead of throwing it away.

Food•6 min read

Explainer

These Food Labels and Symbols Don’t Mean What You Think

Food•9 min read

Reported

Factory Farms Make Bad Neighbors. Meet the People Who Are Fighting Back

Industrial farming operations stuffed with thousands of hogs, cows, or chickens seriously harm our health and environment. All across the country, communities are pushing back.

Food•26 min read

Explainer

Current U.S. Dietary Guidelines Ignore Climate, and That’s a Problem

Why the U.S. is behind when it comes to connecting environmental and personal health.

Food•8 min read

Solutions

First U.S. Egg Producer Commits to End Chick Culling by Fall

Food•5 min read

Solutions

New Cow-Free Cheese May Be Tastier, but Still Faces Hurdles

Consumers care about animal welfare and climate pollution, scientists find, but also dairy farmers’ livelihoods.

Food•5 min read

Explainer

Why Is Chick Culling Still a Thing When Other Technologies Exist?

It’s more profitable to grind up billions of baby chicks than it is to raise them for meat.

Food•9 min read

Investigation

Prosciutto’s Secret Ingredient: Horse Blood

Food•11 min read

Explainer

The Open Rescue Movement for Farm Animals, Explained

The tactic of rescuing injured farm animals has helped animal rights activists win more court cases and nab the media spotlight.

Food•8 min read

Reported

Hidden Camera Footage Shows How Hens Live on Lidl Supplier Egg Farm  

A new investigation from Animal Justice Project reveals trampled and rotting hens on a farm that supplies eggs to the grocery giant Lidl.

Food•4 min read

Analysis

Poultry Producers Use ‘Most Inhumane Method’ to Kill Birds Exposed to Avian Flu

Food•3 min read

Analysis

Claims of Meat Shortages During the Pandemic Were ‘Baseless’, Report Finds

A scathing new report alleges that the country’s largest meat producers made “baseless” claims of meat shortages to keep their facilities running in the early stages of the pandemic.

Food•3 min read

Analysis

Report Ties Smithfield Pig Farms to Decades of ‘Chronic’ Pollution

“This is what happens when you try to put too many animals in the same place,” says the report's author, who lives next door to one of the pig farms.

Climate•6 min read

Explainer

‘Common Ground’ Isn’t Factual When It Comes to Cows and Climate Change

Food•8 min read

Explainer

The Promises and Pitfalls of Regenerative Agriculture, Explained

Despite the massive amount of public and private funding flowing into regenerative agriculture, research shows it doesn't live up to the climate hype. 

Food•14 min read

Explainer

What Is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sustainable agriculture prioritizes natural resources and healthy soils but because the label is not well-regulated, any farm can call itself "sustainable."

Food•10 min read

Perspective

Slaughterhouse Work Is Still Some of the Most Exploited Labor in the World

Food•8 min read

Reported

The Mental Health Case for Leaving Factory Farms Behind

Some farmers are transitioning from factory farms to plant-based businesses — with the hope of changing more than the food system.

Food•5 min read

Reported

Biden Labor Department Inspected Just 879 Farms Last Year — Factory Farms Included

A new report finds investigations at an all-time low at a time when farm workers, including children, are perhaps more vulnerable than ever.

Food•4 min read