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Covering a global pandemic through the lens of food.

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is open for applications, but operators fear it’s not enough

05.05.2021

Lela Nargi

Can a streamlined set of safety guidelines ease the stress of indoor dining?

05.04.2021

by H. Claire Brown

Vilsack confirms that USDA research arms will not return to Washington, D.C.

04.29.2021

by Jessica Fu

Food pantries are increasingly providing an Instacart-style shopping experience

04.29.2021

by Austin Bryniarski

Food banks make efforts to reduce inequity and provide “culturally relevant” food

04.22.2021

by Ambreen Ali

Tens of thousands of meatpacking workers have been vaccinated, but the industry’s Covid-19 crisis continues

04.16.2021

by Madison McVan + Ignacio Calderon + Sky Chadde

WIC has proven effective in improving the health of children and mothers. This could be a big year for the program.

04.15.2021

by Lela Nargi

Unemployed workers defect and debate their next moves, leaving restaurant owners to contend with a labor shortage

04.12.2021

by Alexandra Jones

Meet the immigrant women on hunger strike for pandemic relief

04.06.2021

by Paul Frangipane

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