Food + Politics
A farmworker picks grapes on October 4, 2021, in the Kern County town of Lamont, California, where record heat has fuelled drought and wildfires.
A California lawmaker wants to crack down on employers that exploit farmworkers. Will it help?
A farmworker picks grapes on October 4, 2021, in the Kern County town of Lamont, California, where record heat has fuelled drought and wildfires.
02.21.2022
by Melissa Montalvo
A Japanese female chef preparing food in her kitchen wearing protective mask and gloves. February 2022
Legislators push to support service workers who lost income due to Covid-19
A Japanese female chef preparing food in her kitchen wearing protective mask and gloves. February 2022
02.14.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
A graphic collage with an image of a student eating a vegan meal served for lunch at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on February 04, 2022 in New York City.
New York City’s “Vegan Fridays” school-food program is as vegan as its mayor—that is, not entirely
A graphic collage with an image of a student eating a vegan meal served for lunch at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on February 04, 2022 in New York City.
02.09.2022
by Jessica Fu
A student eats a vegan meal served for lunch (with milk as a drink) at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on February 04, 2022 in New York City.
School lunch menus get temporary revamp via new USDA rule
A student eats a vegan meal served for lunch (with milk as a drink) at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on February 04, 2022 in New York City.
02.04.2022
by Jessica Fu
Megaphones at Tierra y Libertad, a 65-acre farm worker-owned cooperative in Everson, Washington. February 2022
A just transition for farmworkers
Megaphones at Tierra y Libertad, a 65-acre farm worker-owned cooperative in Everson, Washington. February 2022
02.03.2022
by Sarah Sax / High Country News
Panda Express worker takes customer order at store in Garden Grove, CA. Nov. 17, 2021
California assembly passes “first of its kind” regulation bill, giving fast-food workers the ability to negotiate for better pay and working conditions
Panda Express worker takes customer order at store in Garden Grove, CA. Nov. 17, 2021
02.01.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
Preschool teacher explaining students about fruits. Woman sitting with kids at desk during lunch. January 2022
Investigators probe alleged fraud involving over $240 million in federal child nutrition dollars
Preschool teacher explaining students about fruits. Woman sitting with kids at desk during lunch. January 2022
01.28.2022
by Jessica Fu
Workers wearing blue on a semi-shaded vehicle surrounded by green leaves and marty boy eggplant boxes January 2022.
In familiar refrain, United Farm Workers grapples with how to grow
Workers wearing blue on a semi-shaded vehicle surrounded by green leaves and marty boy eggplant boxes January 2022.
01.21.2022
by Melissa Montalvo + Nigel Duara
A dry agricultural irrigation canal along Highway 41 is viewed on October 29, 2021, near Stratford, California. The recent record-breaking rain and snow in northern California has slowed the fire season but the state is still experiencing one of the driest and hottest periods of weather in recorded history, forcing municipalities and farmers in the Central Valley to rethink their uses of water. January 2022
Water scarcity is about to get a lot worse. Irrigated agriculture doesn’t have a plan.
A dry agricultural irrigation canal along Highway 41 is viewed on October 29, 2021, near Stratford, California. The recent record-breaking rain and snow in northern California has slowed the fire season but the state is still experiencing one of the driest and hottest periods of weather in recorded history, forcing municipalities and farmers in the Central Valley to rethink their uses of water. January 2022
01.13.2022
by Jessica Fu