Articles by Tom Laskawy
A 17-year veteran of both traditional and online media, Tom Laskawy is a founder and executive director of the Food & Environment Reporting Network and a contributing writer at Grist covering food and agricultural policy. Tom's long and winding road to food politics writing passed through New York, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, Florence, Italy, and Philadelphia (which has a vibrant progressive food politics and sustainable agriculture scene, thank you very much). In addition to Grist, his writing has appeared online in The American Prospect, Slate, The New York Times, and The New Republic. He is on record as believing that wrecking the planet is a bad idea. Follow him on Twitter.
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Stamping out hunger with fast food?
As surprising as it sounds, the recent flurry of responses to a program that makes fast food available with food stamps might be unfounded.
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Surprise! Americans are drinking A LOT of soda
On average, Americans now get nearly 10 percent of their calories from soda and other sugary beverages.
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Irene's damage not 'overrated' for farmers
From apple orchards in New York to sweet corn fields in Massachusetts, we take a look at how farmers are faring after the storm.
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Green for greens: Philadelphia subsidizes farmers markets
A new farmers market subsidy program for food stamps recipients makes the City of Brotherly Love a just little healthier.
