All food resources
Activist Resource
Communicating Science
Since its founding, the Union of Concerned Scientists has been a leader in science and technology communication. We’ve worked with thousands of researchers and academics to help them make their work more accessible to lay audiences.
Podcast
Out of the Lab, Into the Community
Dr. Monica Unseld details her journey from scientist to activist and discusses how science institutions can forge successful partnerships with communities.
Activist Resource
What You Can Do about Disinformation
Know how to identify it, counter it, and stop it in its tracks.
Explainer
Food Security and Population
One billion people lack adequate access to food. To address this, we need smart changes to the food system—not false solutions.
Explainer
The Truth about Tyson
For too long, Tyson Foods has gotten away with putting farmers out of business, exploiting workers, poisoning our water and land, and gouging consumers.
Explainer
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
There’s a transformation taking place on farms across the United States.
Report
Tyson's Need for Feed
Tyson Foods influences farming practices on nearly 10 million acres of cropland—an area roughly twice the size of New Jersey.
Podcast
A Scientific Approach to Fighting Hunger
Food systems and health analyst Sarah Reinhardt discusses recent updates to the USDA's Thrifty Food Plan.
Report
From Silos to Systems
Diet-related disease, climate change, and environmental degradation exact an enormous toll on human and planetary health. These challenges can be addressed in part by shifting what we eat and how we produce food.
Podcast
Why Tyson Foods is Bad for Workers, Farmers, and Arkansas
Economist Rebecca Boehm and Nina Lakhani, journalist at The Guardian, expose the harms of chicken production practices at Tyson.
Report
Tyson Spells Trouble
Many Arkansas farmers, workers, and communities suffer from Tyson’s monopoly-like power in the state.
Report
Higher-diet quality is associated with higher diet costs when eating at home and away from home
A peer-reviewed article in Public Health Nutrition.