Tradwife influencers are everywhere, and their righteous-eating message has millions tuning in. But what happens when that advice isn’t entirely true? Read more: foodprint.org/blog/tradwiv...

Today is #NationalBeanDay, but that’s just any other day for us 🫘😂 Eat More Beans today and every day!

Scrap soup, also known as stone soup or, less appetizingly, garbage soup, is a soul-warming, ever-adaptable dish that makes use of the leftover food bits you stash away in the freezer or fridge. Plus, it saves money along the way. Check out the basics for making soup from odds and ends:

When the government shutdown hit last November, SNAP-dependent households and food banks had to improvise. Here’s how they made do: foodprint.org/blog/how-sna...

Oregon Food Bank communications strategist Rachel Jackson-Davis says, “SNAP provides nine meals for every one meal that we can provide, so we knew immediately that this wasn’t going to be something that we could fill in the gap for.” @foodprintorg.bsky.social

If you're the resolution-making type, we have a 28-day challenge to help you adopt sustainable habits that last all year long 📆 We invite you to start our Reduce Your Foodprint Challenge tomorrow so you can make better choices for yourself and the environment. Sign up to receive the challenge:

With food prices and climate anxiety both creeping upward, we all could use some comfort — and nothing is more comforting than a bowl of soup. Better yet if that soup makes use of edible kitchen scraps and reduces food waste in the process. Check out our tips for building soups from scraps:

Every day, millions of Americans consume nitrates at levels higher than what the EPA deems safe, often through drinking water. Yet, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has largely ignored the problem. Why? foodprint.org/blog/why-is-...

MAHA Moms say the EPA is prioritizing the interests of chemical manufacturers over public health. By loosening restrictions on harmful chemicals and approving new pesticides, the agency’s actions clash with the MAHA base’s calls to make America healthy again. More from @nytimes.com:

Just one month into the government’s 43-day shutdown, SNAP funding ran out with no promise of replenishing the program from the Trump administration. In our latest, @lelanargi.bsky.social explores how hungry Americans coped: foodprint.org/blog/how-sna...

Astrology… but make it beans 🫘 Which dish are you? Let us know 👇

Hosting a dinner party for the holidays? Check out our tips for making it as sustainable as possible: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-...

Have extra potatoes from your latke-making festivities? Check out our tips for using them up: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-...

Reduce waste this holiday season by reusing magazine pages, ribbons, twist ties, glass jars and even fallen pine cones for eco-friendly gift wrap 🎁 More ideas here: foodprint.org/blog/eco-fri...

Want to make your holiday feast affordable and climate-friendly? Vintage cookbooks have some creative (and tasty!) tips to stay on a budget. Check them out: foodprint.org/blog/for-les...

MAHA wants to reform food, health and scientific systems. So why is it ignoring nitrates? Learn more in our latest: foodprint.org/blog/why-is-...

Food for thought: If more people ate beans, the world would be a better place 🫘

Let’s gather in community with our friends, family, maybe even some strangers, and share some food — sustainably! We have a ideas for how to pull off a sustainable dinner party, including ways to eat seasonally and locally, ways to serve less or no meat and more: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-...

Go DIY this holiday season with these easy, affordable and eco-friendly gift ideas: foodprint.org/blog/orange-...

At the top of our holiday wish list is for every person to have access to healthy, sustainable food 💝

The best gift to give to the eco-friendly food lovers in your life is, you guessed it, homemade food. Think seasonal jam, a spice blend, organic granola or even a homemade meal 🎁

Tradwives and their ideologically aligned sisters, the MAHA Moms, have propelled legitimate questions about food reform into the mainstream — but they also spread misinformation. Read more: foodprint.org/blog/tradwiv...

Forgo those holiday gift guides and instead focus on giving handmade gifts, homemade food items, experiential presents and items that support sustainable food and agriculture systems: foodprint.org/blog/eco-fri...

San Francisco is suing 10 of the world’s most powerful companies for selling products that damage public health. Nope, not e-bikes or chemicals or vapes — we're talking about ultraprocessed foods. Can an approach like this work to improve public health? Read more in our latest:

Want to up your holiday baking game? Consider using local, whole-grain flour. Learn more about its benefits — plus how to use it: foodprint.org/blog/why-you...

Animals raised on factory farms are severely mistreated — but ag-gag laws, or laws that prohibit recording images or videos of factory farms, prevent the public from facing this reality. We discuss these laws and the repercussions they have on animal welfare in our new podcast episode:

You’ve probably seen a tradwife milling her own flour on Instagram or churning milk into butter on TikTok. On the surface, the goal of these influencers is to protect their family from Big Food and Big Ag — but what happens when they also sweep misinformation into the mix? Read more in our latest:

In writing his book, @willpotter.bsky.social investigated the laws that hide the harms of factory farms from the public. But he also uncovered something even more disturbing — that these measures are deeply rooted in facism. We talk with him in our new podcast episode: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

This holiday season, consider going homemade and making your friends and family a variety of festive preserves. Not only will you save money, but your gift will be even more thoughtful 🎁 Check out 9 recipes from @bookishjulia.bsky.social: foodprint.org/blog/homemad...

Persimmons add much-welcome color and sweetness to this season of hardy vegetables ❄️😋 Learn more about this cold-weather fruit — plus the difference between the two main varieties: foodprint.org/blog/eat-sea...

From goldenseal to reishi, what is the true cost of the wellness industry’s obsession with wild foods?

Corporations are doing everything they can to prevent us from seeing the cruelty that happens on factory farms. But who benefits from us staying in the dark? And what are the larger repercussions of hiding these truths behind factory farm walls? Listen to our new podcast episode to learn more:

Winter citrus season is almost here ❄️🍊 Learn how to use every bit of the fruit — zest, peel, rind, segments, juice and even seeds: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-...

You've seen brands and influencers hawking medicinal teas made from goldenseal and St. John’s wort and ginseng- and reishi mushroom-spiked performance drinks — but there’s one issue that rarely receives a mention: where all of these ingredients come from. Read more by @lelanargi.bsky.social:

The best thing to have in your pantry when you’re too lazy to go outside to buy groceries? Beans 🫘

In our latest podcast episode, we discuss the laws that hide what goes on inside factory farms — plus the animal rights activists, like Leah Garcés of @mercyforanimals.org, who expose the truth through video footage. Are these videos enough to incite change? Learn more: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

Most people + wellness brands don't know that many "superfoods" and medicinal herbs are sourced from the wild + are vulnerable to overexploitation, while harvesters are subjected to low wages and dangerous living + working conditions. My latest for FoodPrint foodprint.org/blog/the-tru...

What can you do with a pot of beans? The options are endless: bean dip, bean breakfast, bean burritos, bean burgers, bean salads, the list goes on. Check out our tips for using cooked beans: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-...

Winter is coming ❄️⚠️ But that doesn’t mean your farmers’ market trips have to stop! Check out our tips for making the most of the season’s markets: foodprint.org/blog/winter-...

When most of us imagine a farm, it’s a little red barn with happy cows, a pig and a few chickens pecking in the grass. But in our new podcast episode, we reveal that this is far from the truth — and that there are laws that hide the dark reality of what’s really happening on factory farms. Listen:

Watch the full interview for this episode here: youtu.be/qHp4a7sRlsc And subscribe to our YouTube channel for future episodes. @foodfixco.bsky.social @hbottemiller.bsky.social @eathere2.bsky.social

Food freedom advocates cite the benefits of deregulation — but food safety is not one of them. Read more: foodprint.org/blog/food-fr...

On our podcast, we talk with @willpotter.bsky.social, Leah Garces of @mercyforanimals.org, Tyler Lobdell of @foodandwaterwatch.bsky.social and Mike Callicrate about the laws that keep us from knowing the full truth about how animals are raised for us to eat. Listen: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

Millions of Americans depend on SNAP to access healthy food — but the #MAHA movement was silent about SNAP during the government shutdown. In our new podcast episode, the co-hosts of the @thefern.org podcast “Forked” discuss the movement and its contradictions. Listen: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

Have you voted for your favorite beans slogan yet? When you vote, you get the chance to win some very cool bean-themed prizes 🫘😎 Voting ends tomorrow at 11:59pm ET, so cast your vote today: woobox.com/b2r5kk

Chances are you still have some Thanksgiving leftovers taking over every corner of your fridge… Check out our tips for using them to reduce food waste: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-...

Tomorrow’s the day to remind your entire extended family to support a more sustainable food system 🧑‍🌾🥕

Can deregulating home-based food production of things like pickles, jam, baked goods and yogurt strengthen local food systems and help small food entrepreneurs thrive? Food Freedom advocates say yes. But experts warn that those freedoms may come with health risks. Learn more in our latest:

On the podcast, host Jerusha Klemperer talks to @foodfixco.bsky.social’s Helena Bottemiller Evich and @thefern.org's Theodore Ross about MAHA, seed oils, beef tallow, Coke with real sugar, Cheryl Hines carrying sauerkraut for RFK, Jr. and more: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

If you want to lower your Thanksgiving foodprint this year but still serve turkey, consider buying a pastured or heritage bird: foodprint.org/blog/your-gu...