UC Santa Barbara to host California Higher Ed Food Summit
UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) will host a “California Higher Education Food Summit” on January 16th-19th. Designed to coincide with the Martin Luther King holiday, the event will focus on “bridging …
“Death of a family farm”: when generations disagree
A piece in Fast Company highlights the perils of succession planning, using one California farming family as a case study. Drought and other pressures on the Azevedo family in California’s …
What’s Cooking? USDA launches new web-based tools
Recently released research indicates that home cooking is a generally a healthier choice than eating out. With this news just out, the USDA has chosen a great time to launch …
The Food_Observer chooses 5 important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. We’ll call it “5 for 5”. In no particular order. 1. What the Bittman, …
Tracie McMillan writes about Whole Foods in Detroit
Can a grocery store fight elitism? Author Tracie McMillan seeks to answer this question, and more, as she writes about the experiences of a new Whole Foods store in Detroit …
New study: cooking at home healthier
Two professors from Johns Hopkins University are publishing the results of their research about home cooking and nutrition in the journal Public Health Nutrition. Dr. Julia A. Wolfson and co-author …
It’s no secret that women have always worked in agriculture. But until recently, official counts of agricultural operators have frequently overlooked their contributions. It is a reflection of the way …
What the Bittman, et al op-ed missed
Two weeks ago the Washington Post published an op-ed co-authored by Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Ricardo Salvador and Oliver de Schutter. The piece, accessible by clicking on the Washington Post link here, …
Cal grad develops app to encourage wild bee habitat
UC Berkeley (Cal) grad Celeste Ets-Hokin has developed a mobile application – “Wild Bee Gardens” – to encourage people to provide habitat for wild bees. It is the first-known conservation …
Chef Jose Andres brings five meals to the table, in a blog that shares culture and highly-practical instructions on how to convert a 4-pound chicken into 5 flavorful recipes. This …