Food + Culture
Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21, 2017: A cute, gentle pig wearing a harness and leash, receiving a treat while out for a walk with her owner downtown Las Vegas.
Urban agriculture’s growth has meant a surge in urban livestock. But when is enough, enough?
Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21, 2017: A cute, gentle pig wearing a harness and leash, receiving a treat while out for a walk with her owner downtown Las Vegas.
05.13.2019
by Sam Bloch + The Counter
School lunch debt is a systemic issue across the country. What’s the solution? Credit: miflippo, bortonia / iStock, April 2019
Countless American families are saddled with student lunch debt. Many won’t be able to pay it off.
School lunch debt is a systemic issue across the country. What’s the solution? Credit: miflippo, bortonia / iStock, April 2019
04.22.2019
by Jessica Fu
How social media is fueling a market for novelty eggs
04.18.2019
by Tove Danovich + The Counter
Teen rebels reject junk food
04.17.2019
by Jessica Fu
As the operations of family farms changes, so does the way farms are tranferred from one generation to another. Credit: USDA / Flickr, March 2019
Why transitioning a farm from one generation to the next is trickier than ever
As the operations of family farms changes, so does the way farms are tranferred from one generation to another. Credit: USDA / Flickr, March 2019
03.25.2019
by Beth Hoffman
The Jolly Green Giant is looking for love, and other Valentine’s Day stories from press release hell. Credit: Flickr / Jay Cox, iStock / Grin Valds, February 2019
The Jolly Green Giant is looking for love, and other Valentine’s Day specials from food PR hell
The Jolly Green Giant is looking for love, and other Valentine’s Day stories from press release hell. Credit: Flickr / Jay Cox, iStock / Grin Valds, February 2019
02.14.2019
by The Counter
How corporate cookbooks shaped American tastes and cuisine. Credit: American Advertising Cookbooks, February 2019
How corporations shaped the American diet, from Jell-O to pineapple pizza
How corporate cookbooks shaped American tastes and cuisine. Credit: American Advertising Cookbooks, February 2019
02.11.2019
by H. Claire Brown
USDA sides with BPI, allowing it to call its product commonly called
ABC News called it “pink slime.” Now, USDA says it can be labeled “ground beef.”
USDA sides with BPI, allowing it to call its product commonly called
02.07.2019
by Joe Fassler
As universities rely more on industry for funds, researchers taking a stand on health or environment say they’re sidelined. Credit: iStock / Julia White, January 2019
Academics across the country say agribusiness has outsize influence on their research
As universities rely more on industry for funds, researchers taking a stand on health or environment say they’re sidelined. Credit: iStock / Julia White, January 2019
01.31.2019
by Kate Cox + H. Claire Brown