Tom Philpott

Tom Philpott has been at MoJo since 2011. His award-winning writing on food politics has appeared in numerous publications, and he was a cofounder in 2004 of Maverick Farms in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. He is currently based in Austin, Texas. For more information, see his website. 

 

Claims About Yogurt's "Good Bacteria" Might Be Overblown
Wed Feb. 15, 2017 6:00 AM EST

Text Messages Might Be the New Way Hackers Try to Steal Your Info
Tue Feb. 14, 2017 2:11 PM EST

Now Trump's Going After the Bumblebees
Fri Feb. 10, 2017 5:54 PM EST

"Dark Forces" Are Coming for Your Organic Food
Thu Feb. 9, 2017 1:30 PM EST

Refugees Make Your Dinner. Literally.
Tue Jan. 31, 2017 6:00 AM EST

Sanity Break: Society Exists Because of Beer
Sat Jan. 28, 2017 6:00 AM EST

This Industry Just Found Out What It's Like to Do Business in Trump's America
Fri Jan. 27, 2017 6:31 PM EST

Trump Just Ordered Government Scientists to Hide Facts From the Public
Tue Jan. 24, 2017 7:24 PM EST

5 Sketchy Facts About Trump's Pick for USDA Chief
Mon Jan. 23, 2017 3:36 PM EST

Trump Is Ready to Bless Monsanto and Bayer's Massive Merger
Thu Jan. 19, 2017 6:00 AM EST

It’s Time to Stop Shaming Poor People for What They Buy With Food Stamps
Wed Jan. 18, 2017 6:00 AM EST

This Superbug Is Resistant to All Antibiotics—and Has Killed Its First American Victim
Fri Jan. 13, 2017 8:07 PM EST

Trump Eyes Ex-Agrichemical Exec to Fill His Final Cabinet Post
Fri Jan. 13, 2017 5:14 PM EST

Brace Yourselves for the Libertarian Tech Bro Takeover of the FDA
Thu Jan. 12, 2017 7:26 PM EST

Trump Somehow Found Time Today to Meet With Monsanto Execs
Wed Jan. 11, 2017 7:44 PM EST

The Head of Obama's USDA Just Took a Cushy Big Dairy Job
Tue Jan. 10, 2017 6:00 AM EST

UPDATED: Trump's USDA Pick Just Loves the Confederacy
Wed Jan. 4, 2017 6:00 AM EST

Trump Is Desperately Seeking A Latino For His Cabinet
Fri Dec. 30, 2016 1:21 PM EST

Trump's Pick for Labor Secretary Doesn't Think Workers Should Get Breaks
Wed Dec. 28, 2016 1:45 PM EST

The Rise of Pesticide Giants and Other Food Stories to Watch Next Year
Wed Dec. 28, 2016 6:00 AM EST

UPDATED: Watch This Guy Try to Flatter His Way to Becoming Trump's Ag Secretary
Tue Dec. 20, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Obama's USDA Just Played Chicken With the Trump Transition Team
Sat Dec. 17, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Pig Farms Can Control When You Get the Flu
Fri Dec. 16, 2016 7:31 PM EST

Tom Vilsack Is a Little Worried That Trump Forgot the USDA Exists
Wed Dec. 14, 2016 6:56 PM EST

A Guy Who Exists Purely to Troll the Humane Society Was Just Hired by Donald Trump
Tue Dec. 13, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Trump's Labor Secretary Pick Hates the Minimum Wage, Loves "Beautiful Women Eating Burgers in Bikinis"
Fri Dec. 9, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Trump Just Wrapped Up a Nice Double Gift to the Meat Industry
Thu Dec. 8, 2016 6:00 AM EST

A Terrifying Superbug Just Showed Up on a US Farm for the First Time
Wed Dec. 7, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Big Ag Just Got A Big, Wet Kiss From Paul Ryan
Mon Dec. 5, 2016 8:51 PM EST

5 Cookbooks That Wowed Us in 2016
Fri Dec. 2, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Science Says Magic Mushrooms Can Help Ease the Horror of Late-Stage Cancer
Thu Dec. 1, 2016 4:55 PM EST

Canada Just Took a Big Step Toward Banning a Nasty Pesticide
Wed Nov. 30, 2016 1:53 PM EST

Robots Are Growing Tons of Our Food. Here's the Creepy Part.
September/October 2016 issue

Our Food System Relies on Immigrants. Here's How One Waiter Is Coping With Trump's Election.
Fri Nov. 25, 2016 6:00 AM EST

The Secret Ingredient Behind This Year's Truly All-American Thanksgiving Meal
Wed Nov. 23, 2016 6:00 AM EST
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