Sustainable Food Blogs

Here is a list of some of the most popular blogs we could find that focus on sustainable food policy. If you would like to add to this list, please do so down below by adding a link into the comment section.

Blogs from Non-profit organizations

Change.org
Change.org acts as a platform to inform and empower movements for social change. Some of the topics covered: controversary on food and agriculture, top ten ways to make a difference, recommended readings, things the food industry doesn't want you to think about and ethics of eating meat. Catagorized for easy navigation to search by interests, very user friendly.

Farm Aid
Working to keep family farmers on their land, Farm Aid brings together family farmers and citizens to guarantee family farm food is available to you. Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant family-farm centered system of agriculture in America. Throughout the year, Farm Aid promotes food from family farms through inspiring and informative television, radio, mail, and web campaigns.

Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. They challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.

Mulch
Official blog of Environmental Working Group (EWG), a public interest research and advocacy organization known for its Farm Subsidy database. EWG specializes in providing useful resources to consumers while simultaneously pushing for national policy change.

Slow Food USA
Official blog of Slow Food USA. They help to reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food. Search blogs by catagories of interest.

The Daily Table
Official blog of The Sustainable Table, which helps to promote community based solutions for the production and consumption of food and energy. Working with research, policy, consumer and grassroots communities they provide daily news and commentary blogs.

The Green Fork
The Green Fork is the blog of Eat Well Guide (side project of Sustainable Table). The Eat Well guide is a free online directory of thousands of family farms, restaurants, farmers' markets, CSA programs, partner organizations, water-conscious ratings, vegetarian eateries and other outlets for fresh, locally grown food in the US and Canada. Wide range of daily blogs of from workers rights to how to cook squash blossoms.

Independent websites that like to blog about sustainable food issues

Civil Eats
Created by many people who put on Slow Food Nation, Civil Eats promotes critical thought about sustainable agriculture and food systems as part of building economically and socially just communities.

Gristmill
Grist's overall website is dedicated to providing environmental news, videos, commentary and a large dose of humor. They recently added a section of their website to focus specifically on sustainable food policy.

La Vida Locavore
Author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It. Jill Richardson's blog focuses on sustainable food policy and news. Her irreverent humor is insightful and entertaining.

The Ethicurean
Digested news articles from U.S. and international sources, related book & movie reviews, food policy, food safety, labor, cooking, eating and some humor. Categories help with easy navigation based on interests.

Obama Foodorama
White House food initiatives, from the Kitchen to the Kitchen Garden to the off-campus travels of the President and First Lady, including recipes, menus, policies, remarks. With side dishes of USDA and The Hill.

Deeper readings for those strongly interested in sustainable food policy

Farm Policy
Daily summary of news relating to U.S. farm policy. Updates on highlight news items dealing with the U.S. and global agricultural economy, including the Farm Bill, production agriculture, trade, biofuels and crop insurance.

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Weekly updates, action needed, USDA/EPA/WTO news related to sustainable food.

Think Forward
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

US Food Policy
This blog has been around since 2004 and based out of Boston. Agricultural economics is their focus and the blog covers food advertising, food safety and the farm bill.