It's the most wonderful day of the year. No, not Thanksgiving (while that's pretty great too). No, of course, we're talking about Black Friday. There are a number of amazing sales happening online right now, just in time for your holiday shopping.  While it's easy to get ...read more

Thanksgiving is a holiday about coming together with family, about giving thanks, and, more often than not, about turkey. But what about foregoing this part of the tradition, this year? For a more traditional, more sustainable Thanksgiving, you may want to think outside the ...read more

Switzerland’s best restaurants aren't found only in cities. You'll find them deep in the Swiss Alps surrounded by glaciers, forests, and rivers. Some are accessible only by foot, cable car, or snowcat. From remote rustic huts to chic mountain restaurants with epic views, ...read more

Lovers of artisanal pasta once opted mainly for fresh, but times are changing: Sfoglini, the brainchild of Chef Steve Gonzalez and Scott Ketchum, produces artisanal, locally sourced dry pastas in New York City. This chef-driven, organic pasta brand opts entirely for American ...read more

Back in February, filmmaker Kevin Smith shared with his fans on Facebook that he had suffered a heart attack, prompting him to say that "maybe it's time to go vegan." Seven months later and Smith made good on his word. The "Clerks" director recently revealed on Instagram that ...read more

Imagine it's 1997, you've got "The Doggfather" on full-blast in your parents' smoky basement. You're polishing up your Air Jordans, ready to roll another fatty. Snoop Dogg was still cozy with Dr. Dre and souped-up Cadillacs, gin and juice firmly planted in one hand and a blunt ...read more

Ask five people what the secret is to getting kids to eat healthier and you're likely to get five very different answers. But here's one answer you're not likely to hear: make sure they live near a forest. That's right. Forests. A new study, the first of its kind, looked at ...read more

Rapper Will.i.am wants to 'scream and shout' how disgusted he is by the idea of eating meat after dropping 20 pounds following a plant-based diet. The Black Eyed Peas singer revealed to Arianna Huffington on her Thrive Global podcast that he tipped the scales at 210 lbs. last ...read more

GMO foods have certainly caused a stir in recent years, prompting enormous amounts of lobbying, no small amount of legislation (some more successful than the rest), and quite a few organizations vehemently opposed to (or in some cases, in favor of) the technology that has ...read more

Pakistan's incoming prime minister, Imran Khan, is leading the nation to a greener future with the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami program, an environmental initiative that aims to bring ten billion new trees to the country in an effort to reduce the impact of climate change. The ...read more

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, now owned by China's WH Group, was ordered by a federal jury on Friday to pay nearly $500 million to residents; $23.5 million is for compensatory damages and $450 million was awarded in punitive damages for hog farm pollution ...read more

Race may have played a role in the sale of defective seeds to a group of Black farmers, says a new lawsuit. The farmers, from Tennessee and Mississippi, say the Stine Seed Co. intentionally sold them defective seeds because of the farmers' skin color. Some of the farmers say ...read more

Grab your tote bags and fill them with squeaky green zucchinis, rambunctious leafy greens, and delectable local foods that scream: It’s summer! Whether you pop down to your neighborhood market on a weekly basis or make a special trip into the city every month, strolling the ...read more

U.S. divisions of Danone, Mars, Nestlé, and Unilever, four of the largest food companies in the world, said on Thursday that they've started their own food lobby in order to push progressive new food policies as the market continues to shift toward transparency, clean ...read more

Two years ago, the executive chef of Noma in Copenhagen ­– known by many as the best restaurant in the world – left fine dining to cook for much more diminutive palates. Dan Giusti launched Brigaid, a for-profit organization that recruits professionally-trained chefs to ...read more

Few things keep the world running like coffee. It's the often underappreciated yet critical element relied upon by world leaders and factory workers alike. From sleepless parents to awestruck astronauts, coffee is everywhere, keeping adults alert and focused on the tasks at ...read more

In 2014, a group of Minneapolis teens wanted to help raise funds to support a friend who had been paralyzed in a car accident. Three years later, those same young people are the driving force behind Green Garden Bakery, a teen-run business that cultivates local youth leaders and ...read more

An estimated 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the U.S. --that's more than the number of people living in this country by nearly 200 million. The plastic straw has become the most recent poster product for ocean protection; plastic straws are among the top ...read more

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, and notorious vegan critic, recently did something completely out of character: he participated in a vegan cook-off. To both kick off the new season of "Masterchef" and celebrate his one billionth view on YouTube, Ramsay challenged actress and ...read more

It’s no secret that it’s essential to know where your fish is coming from these days: seafood fraud, unsustainable fishing methods, and tainted seafood abound, and it can be tough to know how to find seafood that's healthy for both your family and for the planet. I just looked ...read more

It’s no secret that the global bee population is in trouble, in large part due to aggressive and dangerous pesticides like neonicotinoids, which studies have shown can disorient and even kill off whole hives of bees. But the threat to these helpful pollinators may finally be ...read more

Trends in food are moving in favor of methods that are better for animals, people, and the environment – but it’s not always simple for producers to cater to the demand. Organic and grass-fed farming methods are far more expensive and difficult to do right than conventional, ...read more

Earlier this month, popular high-end department store chain Neiman Marcus launched Café on 3, a new plant-based cafe, at its Beverly Hills location, which is great news for shoppers who need to refuel healthily for their retail therapy. The new restaurant serves up a menu ...read more

Legislation that would make it illegal to use the words "meat" or "meat substitutes" on plant-based and vegan products that mimic the properties of animal-based meat, is headed to the Missouri governor's desk to be signed into law. The measure passed through the state Senate ...read more