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Based in Toronto, Canada, Nancy Matsumoto is a writer and editor who covers sustainable agriculture, food, sake, arts and culture.

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Dec 14
Dec 14 The USDA Rolled Back Protections For Small Farmers. Now The Farmers Are Suing

Nancy Matsumoto
NPR/The Salt

Many of the farmers affected by the rollback supported Donald Trump for president, believing his promise to look after their interests. Now, the disillusionment is setting in.

Oct 31
Oct 31 'Fasting And Feasting': The Remarkable Life of Patience Gray

Nancy Matsumoto
NPR/The Salt

"Doing her own thing" meant pursuing interests that presaged today's slow food movement.

Oct 17
Oct 17 Food Politics: How Wild Rice Is Helping This Native American Tribe Restore Its Health—and Its Heritage

Nancy Matsumoto
Rodale's Organic Life

Bringing wild rice back to the shores of North America is part of a movement to reclaim Native culture.

Sep 14
Sep 14 At Chef Michael Stadtländer’s Farmhouse, Dinner Is Served

Nancy Matsumoto
The Wall Street Journal

From the forests of southern Ontario, the chef and his wife, Nobuyo, host multicourse dinners at their eclectic farmhouse; bartered meals (and a Texas Red Wattle pig) helped cover the costs of renovations.

Sep 13
Sep 13 A Sake-Brewer’s House Steeped in Tradition

Nancy Matsumoto
The Wall Street Journal

A 200-year-old Japanese house has evolved for modern lifestyles but stays true to its heritage.

Sep 1
Sep 1 Ignore the Lame Excuses: What 300,000 Escaped Salmon Prove About Factory Fish Farming

Nancy Matsumoto
YES! Magazine

Sustainable-food advocates want to love aquaculture—yet it comes with so many risks.

Jul 31
Jul 31 To Help Keep Sturgeon Sustainable, Farm And Fishery Work Together

Nancy Matsumoto
NPR/The Salt

Jun 23
Jun 23 Love Story, With Lettuce

Nancy Matsumoto
AARP Magazine

Personal Best/My Cause

Activist Karen Washington brings healthy produce to low-income neighborhoods

May 26
May 26 The Rock Stars of Back-to-the-Land Farming

Nancy Matsumoto
YES! Magazine

Each generation has had one common desire: to live a more honest, ethical life of self-sufficiency and oneness with nature.

May 1
May 1 Why Mexican Chefs, Farmers And Activists Are Reviving The Ancient Grain Amaranth

Nancy Matsumoto
NPR/The Salt

Bringing amaranth back to Oaxaca is part of a wider movement to revive native crops and cuisines.

Mar 22
Mar 22 Why More Farmers Are Making The Switch To Grass-Fed Meat And Dairy

Nancy Matsumoto
NPR/The Salt

How some grass-fed dairy and meat business are helping their suppliers convert to more sustainable ways, one farm at a time.

Mar 6
Mar 6 Sage Advice from the Brightest Minds of Sustainable Agriculture

Nancy Matsumoto
Medium

What three dozen leaders have to say about food, farming and our future.

Jan 30
Jan 30 The Best Izakaya in Toronto—and What to Eat and Drink There

Nancy Matsumoto
Food & Wine

Toronto's Izakaya scene is bustling. Here, a guide to the best spots in town and what you should be sampling there. Sake pairings included.

Jan 10
Jan 10 Sustainable Meat Supporters and Vegan Activists Both Claim Bullying

Nancy Matsumoto
Civil Eats

Two vocal groups that share a distaste for factory farming are increasingly at odds.

 

Jan 4
Jan 4 Izumi Sake: A Great Brewery by a Great Lake

Nancy Matsumoto
Sake Today

Profile of local Toronto sake Brewery Izumi Ontario Spring Water Sake Company and its founder and president, Ken Valvur.

 

Nancy Matsumoto is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada.