As a visit to my Cluckingham Palace coop proves, small-scale chicken raising is compatible with modern city life.
Tag: local food
Eat Your Weeds
The humble dandelion turns out to be a superfood and stinging nettles make a premium pizza topping.
A More Humane Holiday Ham
Some of the ingredients on your Christmas dinner table aren't so sweet.
The Local Beer Boom
Craft breweries have doubled their share of the U.S. market since 2004.
The Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas
A flock of feral chickens has lived for years on (the appropriately named) Farm Street in the town of Bastrop.
Catching up to the Local Food Revolution
Government policies and spending primarily support industrialized agriculture and the giant farms and corporations that profit from it.
Standing Up for Farmers’ Markets
Today, more Americans prefer to eat food that's fresh, grown locally, and bought directly from the farmer who grew or produced it.
School Lunch Victory
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signals a significant change in how we invest in our children and their health.