Stories

Hook and line boat in the Bay of Biscay, fishing for mackerel
A Spanish Way to Fish the Future

On the Galician coast, a pioneering company adapts centuries-old traditions to a modern age. 

Lisa Abend
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Author Paul Greenberg, wearing a baseball cap in front of a seaside background
Q&A with Paul Greenberg

Author of The Climate Diet

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Hands hold a large scoop of rich, composted soil low to the ground in a garden bed
Feed the Soil, Feed Yourself

Close the Loop with a Compost Pile

Miranda Crowell
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Jungle Project co-founder Gustavo Angulo walking through a breadfruit agroforest in Costa Rica
The Road to
Regenerative Organic Certified™

Miranda Crowell
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Good Health from the Ground Up
Good Health from the Ground Up

Nutrition depends on living soil 

Miranda Crowell
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Puget Sound net-pen protesters raise signs and fists from a skiff
Taking Back Puget Sound

A bold plan to kick net-pen salmon farms out for good.

Dylan Tomine
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Colored scanning electron micrograph of the Escherichia coli bacteria within the small intestine
Feeding the Gut Microbiome

The hidden connections between the health of soil, plants and our gut.

Emeran A . Mayer, MD
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Seeds sprouting with fine white roots on a cloth
Flavor First

Chef Dan Barber, cofounder of Row 7 Seed Company, talks to top seed breeders about the keys to plant flavor and nutrition— and why regionalized vegetables should be the way of t...

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Hands holding a clump of soil and roots
Feeding the Soil

Hidden in the earth beneath our feet, billions of microorganisms may help reverse climate change —if we treat them right.

Liz Carlisle
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Diver sitting on a large moss-covered rock at edge of dam
Salmon Conservation

Strange as it may sound, we believe harvesting and eating wild salmon in the right numbers, from the right places, can actually help save them.

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Clear, profile view of a large school of salmon swimming
The Spark

Twenty-two years ago I abandoned civilization to follow whales.

Alexandra Morton
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Close up view of a school of salmon swimming
The Soul Who Swims

I wonder if a vision of her life is passing before her as she lies here with that one unblinking eye staring up at the enormous trees overhead and the sunlit sky beyond them.

Dr. Carl Safina
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Split screen shot of pink salmon swimming under water, with mountains in background above
Salmon Dreams

At night I dream of salmon gliding through heavy seas, turning toward a faint scent of their birth rivers; in brackish bays feeling the pull of lunar motion and a taste of sweet...

Dylan Tomine
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Underwater shot of mussels on ropes, descending into teal blue ocean
The Secretly Sexy Organism That Might Just Save the Planet

When you write about sustainability and seafood, you have to revisit your definition of sexy.

Paul Greenberg
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Hands digging in rows of spinach using a knife tool to harvest
Organic Matters

You are what you eat. It’s a simple lesson most of us learned as children. And yet look where we are today.

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Small blue boat in water near line of buoys
What are Salmon For?

And essay from biologist, activist and co-founder of the Wild Fish Conservancy, Bill McMillan.

Bill McMillan
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A man and woman on a boat wearing protective overalls and hats and the woman is kissing the man on his cheek
Cultivating Tradition

At Pérez Lafuente, mussels run in the family.

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Underwater image of salmon swimming
The Simple Customs of Salmon Nation

Liz Woody writes about how salmon were the first to teach us of wealth.

Ian Mcallister
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Fisherman lying on edge of dock, pulling on rope
Regenerative Ocean Farming: The (Least) Deadliest Catch

Bren Smith's article talks about the power of restorative ocean farming and delicious food grown for both people and the planet.

Bren Smith
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Bob Quinn in a white shirt, jeans, and hat, squatting down in a field of lentils, looking at growth
Real Whole Wheat

Patagonia Provisions Savory Grains bring the robust taste and high nutritional value of ancient grains to your table. Delicious and good for you.

Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle
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3 salmon in mid air leaping up against a wall of water going against the current
A Natural History of Pacific Salmon

Jim Lichatowich is a fishery biologist and has spent the last 30 years working on Pacific salmon conservation.

Jim Lichatowich
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Films

A brewmaster at Terada Honke reaches into a wooden vat of steaming rice
Sake: A Sourcing Story
Follow Masaru Terada, the 24th-generation owner and head sake brewer at Terada Honke, on a tour of how sake is made there.
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An underwater scene with beds of kelp
The Ocean Solution
Meet Bren Smith, the ocean-farming pioneer whose vertical kelp and shellfish farms could transform the way food is produced.
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Hands holding rich soil
Part 2: Soil Is the Solution
Soil is the foundation of our food system—and life itself. It’s time for soil-centric revolution.
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Part 1: Big Agriculture Is Broken
Part 1: Big Agriculture Is Broken
Industrial farming allowed us to produce more food cheaply, but at a huge cost to our environment and health.
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Worker walking through tall rows of growing plants before harvest
Part 3: What We’re Doing (and Why)
Our new regenerative organic certification sets a high bar for soil health, worker fairness, and animal welfare—interconnected parts of any food ecosystem.
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A fisherman leaning over his small boat adjusting his fishing net
Place-Based Salmon Fishing
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A man and woman on a boat wearing protective overalls and hats and the woman is kissing the man on his cheek
A Mussel Story
A story about mussel farming.
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Two fishermen on their boat wearing orange slickers and one is hosing down fish
A Mackerel Story

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A salmon leaping mid air against a wall of water
Why Wild Pink Salmon?
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A honey bee on a flower
Power to the Pollinators
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A huge elbow joint pipe spewing out fish into the water
Artifishal (Full-Length Movie)
The road to extinction is paved with good intentions
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Split screen image of fish and a pool of water outside a dam spillway
DamNation (Trailer)
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Two fisherman lifting up a reef net full of fish
The Gift of Reef Netting
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Close up of honeybees in a hive on the honeycomb
Buckwheat + Bees
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Unbroken Ground (Film)
Unbroken Ground (Film)
Join us on our mission to regenerate the land and restore our oceans.
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What If video series illustration with plants, mountains, and a flag with globe
Dirt Cheap: Could Soil Solve Climate Change?
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