Good News About Food

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

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Scientists 3D print foods to get kids to eat their vegetables: 'Turning broccoli into SpongeBob SquarePants'

Researchers at the University of Arkansas are experimenting with the benefits of 3D printing food.

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A woman, Shanette Merrick, teaches a virtual cooking class in a kitchen

How free cooking classes are fighting diabetes and dementia in Black communities

The Good Life healthy living classes are giving Oakland, California elders the tools they need to live longer and more fulfilling lives.

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This pig makes delicious bacon. And she didn't have to die for it to get to your plate

A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products. Honestly, they're pretty darn good.

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These chefs left prestigious culinary jobs to cook at nursing homes: 'We want to make this industry better'

David Martin and Harry Shen are breaking stereotypes by making gourmet meals for nursing home residents.

An aerial view of a spread of Thanksgiving food, all in foil containers

For those hungry for the holidays, this influencer invents and donates 'Thanksgiving in a Box'

Rebecca Chobat has been finding ways to make low-cost meals fulfilling and delicious for years, through her TikTok account @dollartreedinners.

Private chef uses restaurant scraps to make hundreds of gourmet meals for food banks

Maddy Goldberg was inspired to volunteer her skills when she realized how much food was being wasted in the restaurant industry.

Four people, including New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, hold up turkeys in New York

AOC donates 1,600 Thanksgiving turkeys to hungry families in the Bronx

The Congresswoman has hosted a Thanksgiving-themed food distribution for years now.

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Boxes of groceries stacked in the trunk of a delivery van

Charlotte volunteers deliver hundreds of free grocery boxes to immigrant families fearing ICE raids

OurBridge for Kids paused afterschool programming with increased ICE presence, organizing a food drive in the meantime.

A worker at Compare Foods stocks produce in a grocery store

Latino-owned grocery chain offers free delivery to people afraid of leaving home due to ICE raids

Compare Foods hopes to give customers “peace of mind from the comfort of their home.”

Good News About Food

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

Scientists 3D print foods to get kids to eat their vegetables: 'Turning broccoli into SpongeBob SquarePants'

Good News This Week: December 6, 2025 - Sharks, Santas, & Solar Panels

How free cooking classes are fighting diabetes and dementia in Black communities

Good News This Week: November 29, 2025 - Groceries, Gardeners, & Food Banks

This pig makes delicious bacon. And she didn't have to die for it to get to your plate

These chefs left prestigious culinary jobs to cook at nursing homes: 'We want to make this industry better'

For those hungry for the holidays, this influencer invents and donates 'Thanksgiving in a Box'

Private chef uses restaurant scraps to make hundreds of gourmet meals for food banks

AOC donates 1,600 Thanksgiving turkeys to hungry families in the Bronx

Good News This Week: November 22, 2025 - Walls, Tamales, & Park Rangers

Charlotte volunteers deliver hundreds of free grocery boxes to immigrant families fearing ICE raids

Latino-owned grocery chain offers free delivery to people afraid of leaving home due to ICE raids

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