Nonprofit newsroom coverage of agriculture, food policy and conservation in the Midwest, acting as a watchdog on large agricultural corporations and institutions. Issues combine policy explanation with reporting on how federal and state decisions affect farmers, landowners and families.
Website: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/
A collaborative of newsrooms delivers reporting on agriculture, water and climate across the Mississippi River Basin. Readers get narrative, on-the-ground stories about pollution, local communities, environmental monitoring and the people and projects tied to the watershed.
Vittles publishes food and culture writing from the UK and India, mixing long-form essays, panel discussions, criticism and commentary on the food industry. Readers get original reporting and opinion on topics such as farm labour, AI in food media and pub culture, plus calls for pitches and magazine news.
A long-form newsletter from a pu'er tea researcher documenting field research trips to Menghai, Yunnan, with essays on tea processing history, ethnic trade networks, and the modernization of pu'er. It offers detailed, opinionated analysis aimed at serious tea enthusiasts and researchers.
Botany One publishes short, accessible write-ups of recent plant science papers, from pollination ecology to plant chemistry and bioinspired technology. Each issue explains a study's question, method and findings in plain language with image credits and links to the source research.
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