By now you've probably checked your fridge for that recalled lettuce. It got surreal enough that The New Yorker ran a real headline: "Grocery Shopping in the Age of Explosive Diarrhea." And that recall is just the latest symptom. Our...
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In 1860, four out of every five Americans lived in rural communities. Most knew the farmer who raised their food. Not because it was special. Because that's just how food worked. Then the Industrial Revolution emptied rural communities and filled the...
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I'm 1,500 miles from home, 22 days into helping an 8,000-acre ranch in Montana transition to the next generation. The scale is something I'm still adjusting to. A couple days ago I turned 250 cows out on an 858-acre pasture. A...
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I've spent a year showing you how a handful of corporations captured our food system. This week, I get to write about one of the best ideas I've seen for actually taking it back. Last Tuesday, a $45 billion deal put Hellmann's,...
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The best beef in the world might come from old cows. It's day eleven of helping an 8,000-acre Montana ranch transition to the next generation. I'm standing in a field staring at two cows that were supposed to go to...
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