Steve Holt
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Boston, MA, United States
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Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals
Despite many challenges, schools are focusing on equity and nutrition in an effort to feed kids more options. → Read More
Can Vertical Farms Reap Their Harvest? It’s Anyone’s Bet.
Indoor-grown produce is available in more than 20 supermarket chains across the country. But despite massive investment, questions remain about vertical farming's efficiency and costs. → Read More
Will Robot-Led Restaurants Be a Gift or a Curse to Food Workers?
Spyce, a Boston restaurant built around a robotic kitchen that opens its doors today, might reshape the future of restaurant work. → Read More
Your Pea Protein Primer
Farmers and processors are investing mightily in protein products made from yellow peas. → Read More
What's Behind Boston's Epic Wintertime Parking Battles?
In Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia, an informal code allows residents to claim a parking space shoveling it out. But the practice is often at odds both with the law and with the mores of changing neighborhoods. → Read More
How Leaving Stores Closed for Years Helps Grocery Chains and Hurts Communities
Food justice groups around the country are protesting supermarket chains’ practice of preventing other food retailers from moving in once they’ve left a community. → Read More
Should School Cafeterias Be More Like Fast-Casual Restaurants?
A pilot program in one Boston neighborhood could transform the way students eat across the district—and nationwide. → Read More
Stop Cutting Down Trees. Cities Need Birds to Eat Gross Bugs that Transmit Disease. –
This story was originally published by CityLab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A grove of five or six mature trees, some of them rising more than 50 feet into the air, once grew on a lot abutting our East Boston yard. In the summer, they shaded the cluster of five townhouses that wrapped around the grove. In the winter, we’d stare into the mix of evergreen and… → Read More
Here's What Happens to Urban Animals When Their Habitats Disappear
“It’s not like when a bird flies into Boston, it goes, ‘I’m in a city now.’” → Read More
Reporting on the World's Most Controversial Farm Chemical
Veteran journalist Carey Gillam’s new book sheds light on the battle for truth and science around glyphosate. → Read More
From Coal to Kale: Saving Rural Economies with Local Food
Many counties are switching to oil and gas production as coal wanes, but farms, food hubs, and community kitchens may keep rural areas alive. → Read More
From Coal to Kale: Saving Rural Economies with Local Food
Many counties are switching to oil and gas production as coal wanes, but farms, food hubs, and community kitchens may keep rural areas alive. → Read More
What's the Future of the Urban Farmers' Market?
As grocery delivery ramps up, these bastions of local food are no longer offering something quite so unusual. Who is the model serving—and can it survive? → Read More
Boston's Plan to Overhaul Lunches in City Schools
What does it take to transform cafeteria options in city schools for the better? → Read More
Can Baby Bonds Help Shrink the Wealth Gap?
After decades of inequality, the average black family in Boston has assets totaling $8. A controversial proposal could give younger generations a leg up. → Read More
Will the Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Mean Better Food for All?
As shockwaves from last week’s news continue, industry leaders express hope, concern. → Read More
Why America Can't Escape the Cycle of Hunger
The new book Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups argues that food banks and pantries don’t chip away at underlying issues that keep people food-insecure. → Read More
In Trump’s America, Navigating a Path for a Progressive National Food Strategy
There seems to be little in the way of a guiding federal strategy on food. Advocates say a national food strategy would change that. → Read More
Vermont’s New Lieutenant Governor is a Veggie-Growing Progressive
With decades of experience in state government and organic farming, David Zuckerman could keep moving Vermont forward on food, farming, and sustainability. → Read More
Why Some Pastors Are Taking Up Bicycles to Better Love Their Cities
It's not just good for the environment. Riding bikes reminds us of our mortality. → Read More