food and drink

Nicaraguan coffee growers are preserving ecosystems that nurture banana trees, sloths, and a new breed of tourist

Using a pressure cooker cuts stovetop energy use by 50 to 75 percent

Everyone's making food claims these days. Here's a guide to all those seals and symbols.

Community gardens and farmers' markets challenge convenience stores and fast-food joints

Navigating the health claims, environmental woes, and marketing myths of a modern grocery store

Malaika Edwards, Cofounder, People's Grocery, Oakland, California

A guide to guilt-free grilling

Biodiversity you can taste

One wants to build bridges, the other walls. What's the best way to deal with a growing world population?

And why it matters