A laudable new bill would give the FDA more funding and expanded authority to monitor our food supply.

Government inaction may help explain why the tomato fields of the Sunshine State are fertile ground for forced labor.

An inside look at the political education of the legendary Chez Panisse founder.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture is responsible for U.S. farm policy as we know it—but Kirsten Gillibrand, the committee’s newest member, may help push it in a better direction....

Sugar from GM beets could soon be finding its way into our foods—but 73 grocers and food manufacturers have pledged to avoid it.

If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery.

The creation of a garden gives clues about how our new Secretary of Agriculture—a man well-versed in commodity agriculture—is approaching food policy.

Sure, the U.S. provides half of all global food aid. But while that food may be fine for adults, it does nearly nothing to alleviate childhood malnutrition.

A promising idea called “catch shares” may be the solution to dwindling fish stocks and cutthroat competition among fishermen.

Why Eleanor Roosevelt—one of the most memorable first ladies in American history and an unshakably gracious person—refused to offer dinner guests a decent meal.