Earth Eats: Real Food And Green Living

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You are what you eat…what about what you drink?

Christine Folch is a cultural anthropologist who studies food. Listen to learn what her book on yerba mate reveals about Latin America, empire, religion, labor and more. Read More »

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Harm reduction for eating disorders

Head shot of Gloria Lucas with long brown hair, large glasses and pink shirt that reads: Eating Disorders are a social justice issue. White background, outdoors, some flowers visible in a shrub

Treatment for eating disorders is often inaccessible and ineffective, especially in communities of color. The founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride has a program that aims to meet people where they are.

Maria St. Clair and Chris Manansala standing in a comercial kitchen with shelving behind them

The owners of a new pop-up talk about Filipino cuisine and their plans for the future.

Indiana University scholar Funmi Ayeni shares her surprising research on a simple food used in households throughout Nigeria to treat malaria.

Toby Foster with headphones, a mic and a recorder in hand next to Pete Giordano looking into a small metal oven with a pizza in it. Pete has a knife in his hand.

A man obsessed with making pizza at home shares his secrets and a local home cook shares Clara Kinsey’s persimmon pudding recipe.

Vanilla chocolate spiral cookies on a cooling rack

A winter holiday special with chestnuts roasting, cookies baking and coffee outside.

Fred Bennett and Virginia Githiri stand behind a stainless steel table in a commercial kitchen with a popcorn machine to the left. Both are wearing shirts with Popkorn logos and both are looking at the camera.

A love for cooking isn’t the only reason to start a food business.

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It tastes like chicken, but 'cultivated' meat sees growing opposition from U.S. lawmakers

hands holding a white plate with synthetic chicken slices atop

Cultivated meat — meat grown from animal cells — is touted as a way to meet growing global demand with far fewer climate impacts. Yet two states banned the sale of cultivated meat earlier this year, and there are proposals in several Midwestern states to do the same.

A salad comprised of sliced cucumbers, carrots, and shrimp on a white plate

It’s nearing Labor Day — the unofficial end of summer — which means cucumber season is coming to a close. And, if you’re trying to get a few more summer salads in before then, you’re not alone.

Jose Andres holding white plastic bags full of food

The aid group World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that it is pausing its efforts to feed Palestinians in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli strike.