Guest Blogger: UC’s Rachel Surls
Editor’s Note: The UC Food Observer is excited to feature a guest post from Rachel Surls. You may have read my Q&A with Rachel, in which we discussed a newly released …
Improving access to farmers markets, giving food workers a seat at the table and more
Good morning. We hope you had a terrific weekend. On the menu today, in no particular order. In Flint, Michigan, moving the farmers market drew more poor shoppers. Flint, …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. Cutting food waste: If the amount of …
Q&A: Lucia Kaiser and Dorina Espinoza, nutrition researchers and educators
“The people who indicated that stigma was a reason for not enrolling in SNAP had the highest rates of food insecurity among all respondents…those who held back in applying for …
Urban agriculture is part of our history
Urban agriculture continues to be a hot topic. In practice, urban agriculture has been a persistent and organized activity in our nation’s cities for well over a century. And one …
Local food sales surge to $11 billion a year
The sales of local food are booming in the U.S. Allison Aubrey (@AubreyNPRFood) has written an important piece about this trend for NPR’s The Salt. The USDA estimates that sales …
Technology: Eat Well Guide relaunches
Grace Communications Foundation has revamped – and relaunched – its Eat Well Guide. The Eat Well Guide is a project of Sustainable Table, and was originally launched in 2003. It’s …
Heirlooms, gardens and civic agriculture
As we approach the summer solstice and the longest day of the year, I focus more on gardening. I garden both at home and increasingly, in a community setting at …
UC research: most Americans could eat locally
UC Merced professor Elliott Campbell and his research team have mapped the potential of America’s cities to source food locally. The results? An “unexpectedly large current potential” for productive farmland …
USDA reports trends in U.S. local and regional food systems
Local food has been of keen interest to consumers in recent years, and the subject of federal, state, and local government policy. Demand for local foods has grown. Local foods …