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4 Tips for Foraging
Foraging for the first time can be intimidating, but there are many ways to ease into the adventure.
How to Start Foraging
Tap into your hunter-gatherer roots by learning to find and eat these five wild plants (plus, three recipes to try with your findings!).
4 Great Foodie Cities
Here are four cities that aren’t known for their food scenes — but ought to be.
The Audacity to Farm
Leah Penniman is on a mission to debunk the myths about black people’s relationship to the land and help a new generation reclaim its agrarian heritage.
Meet Your Farmers
Small-scale farming has never been more challenging. These six resilient growers describe how their connection with the earth — and their customers — keeps them inspired.
A Recipe for Healing: Seamus Mullen
When award-winning chef and restaurateur Seamus Mullen changed his mindset about food, it ultimately changed his health, his career, and his life.
Coach Anika’s Top Tips for Healthy Eating at Home
Many of us are struggling with healthy eating choices while we’re at home — but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Coach Anika Christ, RD, offers practical tips and meal ideas that can make it easier.
Anatomy of a Soy Dog
Not all fake-meat alternatives are created equal. Here’s an inside look at soy dogs.
Could Insects Be the Future of Sustainable Nutrition?
Saving the world, one edible critter at a time? Our deputy editor digs into the research around eating insects and cooks with them too (think cricket flour). Bug appétit!
Understanding “Diabesity”
One in two Americans is suffering from diabesity, and most of them don’t even know it. Why? Because most doctors are not trained to treat the single biggest chronic disease in America. The good news? Diabesity can be prevented, treated and reversed. Dr. Mark Hyman explains how.
Our Staff’s Favorite Cookbooks
Looking for a great cookbook? Our staff weighs in on their all-time faves.
Can Healing the Soil Help to Stop Climate Change?
The solution to climate change may be right under our feet: Heal the soil and we’ll heal the planet.
A Rare Vintage
“Natural” wines may not be as natural as we think, yet they’re gradually moving into the mainstream as wineries — and their customers — recognize their environmental benefits.
Why Thanksgiving Isn’t About the Food
Disaster has struck many a Thanksgiving dinner — but it doesn’t have to define the holiday experience.
Holding Tight to Holiday Traditions
There’s nothing like a special occasion to test just how far we’ll go in the name of the rituals we happen to hold sacred.
Holiday Food Frustration
With all the season’s celebratory meals and treat-heavy traditions, it can be hard to steer clear of unhealthy stuff. Here’s how to enjoy holiday meals while staying true to your own food values.
How to Create an Everlasting Meal
What can Vogue teach us about eating sustainably? More than you might think.
Awake in the Wild: Reclaiming Nature and Family in the Digital Age
Can outdoor cooking reinvigorate our screen-numbed senses?
Everyday Food Disasters
Disaster planning has become a way of life — except in the kitchen. A little forethought, however, can help you avert a bad food day.




















