Local Food

Sweet potatoes are undergoing a modern renaissance in this country.While they have always made special appearances on many American tables around the…

A guy who covers agriculture in the West who’s never put a skinned, sliced, battered, deep-fried bull testicle into a cup of cocktail sauce and then into…

The Johnstown Lunch Box is clean and bright. A chalkboard sign advertises a Chicago-style hot dog for $5.99. The restaurant is packed with oil and gas…

The hardest part of starting a new food business should be in perfecting the secret recipe. For many entrepreneurial cooks though, the tough times come…

Urban farms and gardens are popping up in cities all over the country, often touted as the key to a sustainable lifestyle, as creating healthy vibrant…

The middle of winter is when the stream of locally grown fruits and vegetables in the Midwest begins to freeze up.Nicole Saville knows first-hand. Saville…

Farm To Work in Texas offers a new twist on community supported agriculture: farmers deliver boxes of produce to workplaces. Similar farm-to-office programs are taking off in other states, too.

Many small meat producers have a hard time getting their animals processed. A group of farmers and local food advocates is trying to help by pushing for changes to federal meat inspection law.

Have you noticed your grocery store’s organic section starting to spill over? It’s not your imagination. The entire organic sector is blowing up.The…

Food companies the world over are paying close attention to the groundswell of support for food transparency, the “know where your food comes from”…