Good News About Food

Celebrating innovative ways that we're ensuring equitable access to food — and ways that food is being used for good

Two side-by-side photos of Serena Neel, a white woman with blond hair, jumping into a swimming pool filled with pickles

An influencer filled her pool with 50K pickles to break a world record. Then she did something even better

“Anyone that swims in his pool is just going to smell a little garlicky.”
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A photo collage of three people on a mountain trail hike, a row of products on grocery shelves, Stephen Colbert, a floating ocean solar farm, and several protest signs for racial justice

Good News This Week: June 20, 2026 - Sharks, Groceries, & Girl Dads

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A family has a cookout

Why people eat smoked meats, potato salad, and watermelon to celebrate Juneteenth

It's all about celebrating the way food was wielded as a tool of resistance and a symbol of freedom during and after slavery.
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A woman farms in tall crops

An innovative backpack aims to save farmworkers from extreme heat. It only costs $20

A nurse and professor borrowed the idea from the military – and now it’s being tested in North Carolina’s scorching fields.
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An illustration of a South Asian woman, her husband, and son, in the video game "Venba"

In this cozy video game, you play as an immigrant mother, learning how to make her recipes

Venba pays homage to the developer’s heritage as the son of South Asian immigrants.
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A photo collage of a dad and his two children with their backs behind the camera, two men on a road while holding construction tools, a macaw perched on a metal screen, Randall Lane standing on the TED stage, and two people doing a science experiment on a table

Good News This Week: April 18, 2026 - Polar Bears, Websites, & Macaws

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Stephen Colbert gives a monologue on the set of "The Late Show." In the corner is a circle containing a zoomed-in photo of a T-shirt commemorating "The Late Show's" final season

Stephen Colbert raises over $1M for World Central Kitchen with 'Late Show' t-shirts, charity auction

The “The Late Show” host is using his last hurrah to do some good for Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen.
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Two photos side-by-side. On the left is Jaden Smith speaking into a microphone while wearing a black T-shirt that reads "I Love You Restaurant." On the right are to-go veggie bowls

Jaden Smith's vegan restaurant feeds homeless people on Skid Row for free

The artist and actor has operated I Love You Restaurant since 2019.
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Casa Bonita, a pink, church-style restaurant in Denver, Colorado

While this restaurant was being renovated, workers learned Spanish to support Hispanic cooks

Up to 40% of employees in the restaurant industry are undocumented workers. Removing language barriers can mean everything.
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A photo collage of Paralympian Sydney Peterson skiing down a hill, Lupita Nyong'o posing with a fruit basket, a map of Bolivia, a woman stands inside an underground aqueduct, and Paralympian Mike Schultz snowboarding on a rail

Good News This Week: March 7, 2026 - Gardens, Rainforests, & Paralympians

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A photo collage of laser beams above and across a town, a tortoise, a Wilson basketball on the floor, a dog with a person standing behind them, and a ship treading on water

Good News This Week: February 28, 2026 - Dogs, Rainbows, & Scream Clubs

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A gardener passes plants to another gardener in a community garden

Could 'agrihoods' — neighborhoods built around gardens — be the future of housing?

Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food, not cars, at the center of the community.
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