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Local Food

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. photoshopped into a grocery store aisle where he's surrounded by bags and bags of snacks. | Dreamstime/CNP / AdMedia/Newscom

Food

Before RFK Jr. Can Crack Down on 'Processed Foods,' He'll Have To Figure Out How To Define Them

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is importing a failed European idea.

Bill Wirtz | 3.19.2026 12:50 PM

People line up to order from a food truck in front of Philadelphia City Hall. | Alan Budman | Dreamstime.com

Small Business

Philadelphia Punished Small Businesses for Opposing Curfew, Say Food Truck Owners

Regulatory power is all too often abusively targeted.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.19.2025 7:00 AM

A fishing boat at sea | ID 50066006 ©  Meinzahn | Dreamstime.com

North Carolina

North Carolina Lawmakers Are Trying To Kill the State's Booming Shrimp Industry

For some restaurants in the state, local shrimp sales account for 90 percent of their revenue.

Jeff Luse | 6.23.2025 1:20 PM

Donut mural on Leavitt's Country Bakery, a popular bakery in Conway, New Hampshire | Institute for Justice

First Amendment

Judge Rules in Favor of New Hampshire Bakery in Fight Over Donut Mural

Conway, New Hampshire's attempt to force a local bakery to take down the mural "does not withstand any level of constitutional scrutiny," a judge ruled this week.

Emma Camp | 5.20.2025 3:20 PM

Display case full of gelato in an Italian gelateria. | Khorzhevska | Dreamstime.com

Local Food

Brickbat: We All Scream

Charles Oliver | 5.8.2024 4:00 AM

makingjam_1161x653 | Katarzyna Bialasiewicz / Dreamstime.com

Food Freedom

Will Massachusetts Make Life Sweeter for Home-Cook Entrepreneurs?

It's oppressively hard, if not impossible, to sell homemade food in the Bay State. One lawmaker proposes massive regulatory reform.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.20.2021 8:00 AM

chickens_1161x653_adjusted | Katkov / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Nosy Neighbor?

Charles Oliver | 4.29.2021 4:00 AM

veggiestand_1161x653 | Robert Coffey / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Rooted Out

Charles Oliver | 9.27.2019 4:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Modfos / Dreamstime

Agriculture

Upstate N.Y. Town Defeats Anti-Farming Bill

A dispute with neighbor spurred a measure to crack down on smaller properties. But the town's large agricultural community fought back.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.23.2017 8:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Antonialorenzo

Food Freedom

Maine's Food Sovereignty Win Is a Big Deal

Cities will be able to set local rules governing food production and sales.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.1.2017 8:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Verena Matthew / Dreamstime.com

Food Freedom

Deregulation of Local Foods Is a Winning Idea That's Spreading

New bills in Montana and California would make it easier for small food entrepreneurs to thrive and for consumers to have more choices.

Baylen Linnekin | 2.18.2017 8:00 AM

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