Stories by Tom Philpott
Grist staff writer Tom Philpott farms and cooks at Maverick Farms, a sustainable-agriculture nonprofit and small farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
Posted on Dec 1, 2011, Source: Mother Jones Online
So how much reason is there to be concerned about the trace of poison lurking in your kids' juice box?
Posted on Jul 6, 2011, Source: Mother Jones
Research is showing that exposure to certain pesticides and other toxic chemicals could cause diabetes.
Posted on Jan 12, 2011, Source: Grist.org
Industrial ag is admitting that it needs to trash its neighbors and the surrounding landscape to thrive. And it wants us to believe that there are no alternatives.
Posted on Oct 4, 2010, Source: Grist.org
In her new role, Catherine Woteki will direct the U.S. government's entire agricultural research budget. Somewhere in the East Wing, Michelle Obama must be fuming.
Posted on Apr 29, 2010, Source: Grist.org
Mike Benziger's family has transformed viticulture using water and earth friendly practices for growing grapes, and at the same time growing veggies and raising animals.
Posted on Apr 28, 2008, Source: Grist.org
Why rising food prices may not send people rushing off to the nearest farmers market.
Posted on Oct 19, 2007, Source: Grist.org
An interview with food writer Michael Pollan about food, food politics and his latest book.
Posted on Oct 2, 2007, Source: Grist.org
Without access to exploitable labor and comically lax environmental codes, the industrial-meat complex would surely wither away. Instead it turns a huge profit.
Posted on Jul 20, 2007, Source: Grist.org
The Federal Trade Commission is taking a rare foray into enforcing antitrust law in the food industry. Will it be enough to keep Whole Foods from taking command of the health food market.
Posted on Mar 27, 2007, Source: Grist.org
If organic food is so popular, why are so few farms transitioning their land?
Posted on Jan 30, 2007, Source: Grist.org
Maverick chef Ann Cooper aims to spark a nationwide school-lunch revolution. Currently, 78 percent of schools in America do not meet USDA nutritional guidelines.
Posted on Jan 29, 2007, Source: Grist.org
Thoughts from a small farm during the midwinter lull.
Posted on Dec 13, 2006, Source: Grist.org
Tom Philpott questions biofuels skeptic extraordinaire David Pimentel about why crop-based energy won't work.
