What a World War 1 Poster Can Teach Us About #FoodWaste
There’s an increasing awareness of the negative impacts of food waste. A quick reminder of what’s at stake: In a guest blog post for UC Food Observer, UC researcher Wendi Gosliner (part …
What a World War 1 Poster Can Teach Us About #FoodWaste
There’s an increasing awareness of the negative impacts of food waste. A quick reminder of what’s at stake: In a guest blog post for UC Food Observer, UC researcher Wendi Gosliner (part …
Go Further With Food…End #FoodWaste
Editor’s Note: March is National Nutrition Month, a nutrition information and education campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This year, the nationwide coalition is urging people to …
Salad Bar Farms Starts Ventura School Farm
Build it and they will come. On an overcast Friday, I drive my car across the basketball courts at Balboa Middle School in Ventura. I can do this because school’s …
#foodwaste, Bittman and Betty (Crocker), E.coli outbreak and more
Happy Monday! A few pieces for you to read, in no particular order. #foodwaste: reducing it and dealing with it. No one likes wasting food. So why do we do it? …
Sustainability goal nixed, school lunches, disparities, innovations, dorm food, watercolors and more
New dietary guidelines won’t include sustainability goal. Background: The nation’s Dietary Guidelines are set to be revised this year. A panel of scientific experts (the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee – DGAC) advising the …
Water. Animals. Farmers. Sustainability. Important stuff, this.
Water. International: Are there lessons for California agriculture in how Saudi Arabia managed its groundwater? Some think so…take note. Brad Plumer for Vox. Three reasons to care about nitrate runoff. Dead zones, the …
New #CAMatters video, female farmers, the bitter truth, getting kids to eat vegetables
Getting kids to eat more veggies. A team of researchers from Texas A&M analyzing #foodwaste has discovered some interesting things about when – and why – kids are choosing to …
What would a government shutdown mean for U.S. agriculture? This blog post from the National Sustainable Agriculture Council (NSAC) discusses the very real impacts. NSAC “is an alliance of …
To market we go, op-eds: art & animal welfare, #foodwaste, oyster wars and CA’s changing landscape
To market we go. Public food markets have been a central part of American life in the past. In recent years they’ve enjoyed a resurgence, fueled by consumer interest in …
On this last day of August – a month with five Mondays – we offer you this selection of stories to begin your work week. Food is free in …