Earth Eats' Annie Corrigan sat down with author, activist and professor Michael Pollan to talk about his new book "Food Rules"
We're sweetening things up this week with a tasty turnip dish that pairs this somewhat perplexing root vegetable with pears and real maple syrup.
St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, and we're celebrating with some Irish-inspired dishes.
We're looking toward Passover Seder today on Earth Eats with two recipes - old fashioned potato latkes and carrot, apple and sweet potato tzimmes
This episode of Earth Eats helps you learn all about the environmental advantages of rearing and eating the leaner white meat: rabbit, with two savory recipes.
Earth Eats contributor Alex Lopez went on an adventure this week in search of turnips to make a spiced, braised, tagine style, root vegetable dish.
Yogurt is full of protein, calcium and other essential nutrients and contains beneficial strains of bacteria that aid in digestion. Here's how to make your own!
We need to educate ourselves about food, nutrition, exercise, and now, more than ever, we need to know where our food comes from.
Almost 27% of edible food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. Here are some steps you can take to reduce the amount of food you send to the landfill.
If you use Twitter, you've probably heard the term "hashtag". Earth Eats has compiled a list of top 10 Twitter #hashtags for foodies.
Recent news on childhood obesity is not good and snacking plays an important role. Learn what you can do to provide healthier snacking options for your kids.
Earth Eats' Annie Corrigan talks with Jim Fiedler, the man behind Fiedler Farms, about grass-fed beef and his return to Indiana after 20 years in New York City.
People have been making their own beer for over ten thousand years. Now, with attention to sustainable practices, homebrewers are going green.
Earth Eats has compiled a list of our favorite Facebook pages that are great tools for learning more about food and sustainability online.
If you are just getting started making your own fermented food, you may want to consider one of the most commonly known foods: Sauerkraut.
Michelle Obama spoke with U.S. grocers yesterday, calling for industry-wide improvements to help parents and kids make healthier food decisions.
Does the meat industry promote climate change and pollution, or is animal husbandry fundamental to sustainable agriculture?
The effects of climate change may soon be coming to your morning cup of coffee, as this sensitive cash crop is threatened by higher temperatures.
The health care overhaul was signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday, including a provision directed toward chain restaurants.
A special barcode sticker indicates to shoppers and venders which produce items are getting too old to for purchase.
Earth Eats rounds up a big list of some of our favorite tweeters that we've grown to love in our time on Twitter.
It's that time of year again: Time to harvest wild greens! Earth Eats contributor Amy Jeanroy walks you through harvesting and cooking tasty wild greens.
Some environmentalists have decried the reallocation of funds from conservation programs to support child nutrition programs.
Earth Eats' Yvonne Maffei reflects on Academy Award-winning documentary 'The Cove' and how to respond to the ethically fraught issues around sustainable fishing
NATO officials say that fast food restaurants on large military bases in Afghanistan divert too many resources from smaller bases.
Northern Texas utility company THX has partnered with solar energy start-up SolarCity to provide rooftop solar panels for customers to rent or purchase.
Unusually cold temperatures in Florida this winter have lead to a 30% decrease of tomato production, leaving farmers and consumers at a loss.
The US Department of Agriculture has launched an interactive map showing the availability of local and healthier food options throughout the U.S.
According to a report published today by the Produce Safety Project, acute food-borne illnesses cost the U.S. $152 billion each year.
The U.S Department of Justice meets in Iowa this weekend to consider whether the size of big ag companies could be in violation of federal anti-trust regulation
Michelle Obama spoke with U.S. grocers yesterday, calling for industry-wide improvements to help parents and kids make healthier food decisions.
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved Senator Blanche Lincoln's Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act today, endorsing a plan to improve school lunch programs
The health care overhaul was signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday, including a provision directed toward chain restaurants.
Chef Jamie Oliver's new television show, "Food Revolution," premieres tonight on ABC, but the show has already met with cynicism from comics and critics
There have been at least 12 cases in two days of illness due to contaminated raw milk in the Midwest.
A new study found that the term "junk food junkie" is really quite accurate - junk food cravings are similar to a drug addict's craving for their next "fix"
Michelle Obama will be joined by the White House chefs, elementary school children and others to break ground today on the White House Spring kitchen garden.