food security

photo of a farmer in the cab of a harvester, driving it through a field at dusk, with the last light of the sun in the background

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 21, 2023

As Expiration Looms, a Look Back at the 2018 Food and Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of a long dining table in a dark room, ready for dinner with candlelight, flowers, wine, tablecloth and place settings; the chairs are all empty waiting for guests to arrive

Juliette F/Unsplash

June 26, 2023

Why Living Above the Poverty Line Doesn’t Guarantee Food Security

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of several farmworkers all wearing raincoats, on their knees picking strawberries; a tractor sits idle in the background

F Armstrong Photography/Shutterstock

June 20, 2023

The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

close-up photo of one hand reaching out with a bowl of soup and another hand taking the bowl; in the background are other hands dishing out soup and other hands ready to accept the soup

addkm/Shutterstock

May 9, 2023

Food Insecurity Is a Bigger Problem Than Our Government Thinks

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a large group of people posed at the base of the US Capitol's steps, with the dome behind them, holding a banner that reads "Land Access Now"

April 27, 2023

Los agricultores esperan que el Proyecto de Ley Agrícola del 2023 sea una reforma que transforme la agricultura

Guest Commentary

photo of a mobile farmers market set up at a commuter rail station; a man is reaching into his back pocket to pay for groceries that a masked employee is bagging while another masked employee rings up his purchase

Jenna Shea Photojournalism

April 18, 2023

People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

aerial photo of a flooded farm; water is up to the sides of a farmhouse and silo, and a road next to the house is submerged

April 5, 2023

Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of cashiers and customers in several checkout lines at a Walmart store

QualityHD/Shutterstock

March 13, 2023

How Big Food Corporations Take Advantage of SNAP

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

Lance Cheung/USDA

March 2, 2023

Farmland Consolidation, Not Chinese Ownership, Is the Real National Security Threat

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a smiling US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack holding copies of the 2023 interim report by the USDA Equity Commission; he is flanked by one female and one male member of the commission who are both applauding; the US flag and the USDA flag are in the background

Tom Witham/USDA

March 2, 2023

Will an Equity Commission Report Address Systemic Racism at the USDA?

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a Black family buying fruit from a White female farmer at a stand with many colorful fruits and vegetables on display in the foreground; farm buildings are in the background

February 15, 2023

Could 2023 Be the Year of Sustainable Nutrition Security?

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

California Air National Guard members deliver food on April 2, 2020, as part of the Cal Guard's COVID-19 humanitarian mission

The National Guard/Flickr

January 31, 2023

A Hunger Cliff Is Looming: Time to Rethink Nutrition Assistance

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of soldiers in camouflage uniforms and masks at a long table filling many crates with food supplies

Georgia National Guard/Maj. Charles W. Westrip

December 21, 2022

Hunger Is a Long-Term Emergency—Federal Benefits Should Reflect That

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of two signs in front of the entrance to Eastie Farm in East Boston, MA. One hanging on a fence explains its mission; the other on a chalkboard lists what is available this day for people participating in its CSA program.

Eastie Farm/Agnieszka Rytych-Foster

December 20, 2022

How Do You Fight for Environmental, Climate, and Food Justice? Eastie Farm Offers a Recipe

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a woman speaking to a crowd on a city street through a microphone, in front of a sign that says "sub-poverty wages: I'm not lovin' it"

Carlos Fernandez, CIW/Flickr

November 21, 2022

How Many Farmworkers Are Food Insecure? It’s Hard to Tell

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

Produce at a grocery store in Fairfax, Virginia.

November 8, 2022

Inflation Is a Triple Threat to Food and Nutrition Security. Here’s Why.

Alice Reznickova
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a couple about to eat a trayful of fast-food hamburgers and french fries

NeONBRAND/Unsplash

March 23, 2022

The USDA Has a Plan to Fix Our Nutrition Crisis—But Will It Work?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: US Agency for International Development/CC BY-NC 2.0, Flickr

March 16, 2017

Food Production Does NOT Need to Double by 2050 (And Other Required Reading for the Next USDA Secretary)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

November 10, 2016

We Can Help Veterans, Bolster an Aging Agricultural Workforce, and Reduce Food Insecurity. Here’s How.

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

January 27, 2016

It’s Never Too Late to Start Slimming Down Your Food Waste

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

May 12, 2015

Listening to SNAP Voices: What to Know Before Cutting Program Budgets

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

November 25, 2013

Do We Need GMOs?

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

December 18, 2012

President’s Council Report on Agriculture – What About Ecology?

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

December 3, 2012

Staff of Life Decoded: Tasty News for Bread Lovers, Food Security, and Climate Change Adaptation

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor