Jessica Corbett: Spain Joins Italy in Sending Ship to Protect Gaza-Bound Sumud Flotilla
The UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories implored other countries “to mobilize their fleet to grant the flotilla safe sailing to Gaza, and deploy a real humanitarian convoy to break the blockade.”
Video: Food for the Future
Food is culture, food is life — it’s part of who we are and the magic that binds us together. But here’s the twist: the way we eat is pushing … Continue reading
Sean Sexton: Planting Aeschynomene Seed
It pours from a muslin sack like sunlight
through a cracked window shade, fifty pounds
to a metal washtub, old as your footsteps.
Letter from South Gaza, 12/13/2023
Dear [Name Withheld]: The situation in the North is getting worse and worse day by day. They manipulate the news. They play with the scenes. The Israeli forces break into … Continue reading
Wally Swist: Honoring the Moment
The preparation is essential
to the beginning of the everyday
Gerard Robledo: Off Brand Man
No woman
can resist a man who cooks for them,
my brother said. It’s your only hope to find love
Video: Soul Of The City
The owners of six small ethnic restaurants in New York City show how they’re coming back with the help of their communities after the Covid shutdown.
Zenobia Jeffries Warfield: The Kitchen as Classroom — How Food Helps Students Learn Leadership
The Detroit Food Academy works with local educators, chefs, and business owners to teach young people entrepreneurial skills.
Michael Pollan: How Cooking Can Change Your Life
Renowned activist and author Michael Pollan argues that cooking is one of the simplest and most important steps people can take to improve their family’s health, build communities, fix our … Continue reading
For the First Time, U.S. Agencies Consider a Diet for a Healthy Planet
The science is clear: a diet with less meat and more plant protein is better for our health and the health of the planet. If the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committee has … Continue reading
UN Report: Small-scale organic farming is the only way the world can feed itself
Farming in rich and poor nations alike should shift from monoculture towards greater varieties of crops, reduced use of fertilizers and other inputs, greater support for small-scale farmers, and more … Continue reading
