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A newly approved $7,500 tamale cart brings hope to Los Angeles street vendors in search of an affordable way to legally sell their food

09.06.2021
Patricia I. Escárcega
College students who experience food insecurity graduate at half the rate of their peers
09.02.2021
by Jessica Fu
They create jobs, open farmers’ markets, and make local food resilient, just, and equitable. Chances are, you’ve never heard of them.
09.01.2021
by Lela Nargi
Scientists are using facial recognition to rapidly identify disease resistance in grapes
08.26.2021
by Jessica Fu
Colleges rush to sign students up for food stamps, as pandemic rules expand eligibility
08.20.2021
by Alejandra Salgado
GRAPHIC: Big commercial farms got 10x more government assistance than family farms
07.30.2021
by Luis Velazquez
NYC’s just cause laws dramatically shift the power dynamic between fast-food managers and employees. Will other cities follow?
07.29.2021
by Patricia I. Escárcega
GRAPHIC: Meat processing workers earn an average of $15.53 per hour
07.23.2021
by Eli Hoff
Thieves are stealing California’s scarce water. Where’s it going? Illegal marijuana farms.
07.22.2021
by Julie Cart
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