Lela Nargi is a Brooklyn, New York based veteran freelance journalist covering the food system, social justice, science & the environment, and the places where those topics intersect for The Guardian, the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN), Eater, Civil Eats, JSTOR Daily, Sierra, Hakai, and Ensia, and many other outlets.

She’s also the author of 20 science books for kids, on topics such as bees, space, volcanoes, dinosaurs, and ecosystems, and biodiversity. You can find her at lelanargi.com and @LelaNargi; find her clips at https://lelanargi.contently.com/