While high school students still grind away at the three Rs during a school day, there are many non-traditional classes being offered. Today, The Daily Item begins a series on unique opportunities ...

Megan Haupt, the founder of local food education company Hungry Education, has what she calls a “nonlinear background” that led her to the 2015-founded startup. She’s worked in education, in the ...

Fourteen years ago, Michael Pollan offered us Food Rules. Today, researchers armed with machine learning and 50,000 grocery items are trying to turn Pollan’s “wisdom” into science. The findings ...

As a resident of Eastown, a socioeconomically diverse community just northwest of the Calvin campus, Calvin senior Jack Organ has had to wrestle with some tough questions. “I’ve wondered about the ...

An effort to connect local students with the real-world roots of their food has blossomed through the so-called "farm-to-school" programs. Nutrition and farm-to-school educators are banding together ...

Food preservation, including fermentation, has evolved from a necessity to a hobby. Fermentation offers benefits like extended shelf life, enhanced nutritional value, and improved flavor. Those ...

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Many parents are concerned to see what their children are learning about food, body image and weight while learning remotely. Credit...Margeaux Walter for The New York Times Supported by By Virginia ...

For millennia, people have altered food to please their palates. More than 3,000 years ago Mesoamericans, living in what is Mexico and Central America today, cooked corn kernels in a solution of wood ...