Kilgus Farmstead in Illinois bets the farm on selling its dairy products directly to consumers. By Terra Brockman

Food politics long have been a reflection of larger American reform movements. By Barbara Haber

K. Dun Gifford was an early advocate for most now-familiar healthful-eating movements. By Judith Weinraub

Volunteers in Los Angeles feed the hungry by harvesting suburbia's hidden bounty. By Corie Brown

Farms selling milk straight from the cow vex food regulators -- but the demand isn't diminishing. By Katherine Mangu-Ward

Animal-rights advocates explain why the proposed ban on eating dogs and cats isn't all it seems. By Robyn Eckhardt and David Hagerman

The crisis in Haiti spurs a massive response from Beantown's food community. By Louisa Kasdon

What is a nice teetotaler like Sarah Palin doing speaking to the beer, wine and liquor wholesalers? By Corie Brown

In 17 states, the government still runs all the liquor stores. In Virginia, at last, there's hope. By Katherine Mangu-Ward

New Orleans restaurateurs worry they haven't heard the last of a proposed FDA ban on untreated oysters. By Catherine Lyons

Support for traditional agriculture gets a boost as the jam band spreads the word. By Mary Engel

Dairy farmers are milking their governments for cash in the U.S. and Europe. Got subsidies? By Katherine Mangu-Ward

Everyone wants schools to serve healthier food. But bans on bake sales throw the cookies out with the cola. By Jenn Garbee

The chocolate industry has skeletons in its closet not fit for Halloween. Enter the 'Reverse Trick or Treat.' By Susie Norris

Congress spends billions of dollars subsidizing corn syrup every year. Now they want to tax it too. By Katherine Mangu-Ward

Nutritional info comes from one USDA database. But it doesn't know how you cook broccoli. By Martha Rose Shulman

It Takes a Village, Part 3: Utah's new slow-food mecca faces culture clash over its future. By Mary Engel and Nolan Hester

Martha’s Vineyard denizens welcome back the Obamas with Obamaritas and Barack-o-tacos. By Jessica B. Harris