Why don’t presidential candidates talk about food? Changes in SNAP. And more.
Good morning! It’s caucus day in Iowa and our first item actually considers presidential politics. On the menu: Editorial: Why don’t the presidential candidates talk about food? The UC Food Observer has been wondering …
Don’t eat the crab. The future of food: precision ag, grads needed, exporting water.
Good morning. Here’s our Wrap. Hope you have a great day! Californians: don’t eat the crab. Just as the season is set to open, the California Department of Public …
Public perception matters in the research enterprise, some surprising history, school lunches
Public perception matters in the research enterprise. Some surprising history. Back to school…and school lunches are in the news. Are scientists who collaborate with industry tainted? Last weekend’s New York …
The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you end your work week. (And we hope it’s been a good one). On the …
Q&A: Pam Ronald, UC plant geneticist
“It’s interesting that the public has come to believe that organic farming is diametrically opposed to genetics. That’s untrue…organic farmers also rely on genetic improvements. I’m lucky to have a …
The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read each work day. Typically, we offer this on Fridays, but with so many important and wonderful …
Lincoln: The Ability to Produce Food = Freedom
When he was stumping for the office of president in 1859, Abraham Lincoln equated the ability of Americans to produce food with freedom. Lincoln said this: “And thorough work, …
Op-Ed: “Trust me. Butter is better.”
Mark Bittman is a noted journalist, author and chef. He’s now at UC Berkeley, where he is affiliated with the Berkeley Food Institute and the Graduate School of Journalism. He’s …
Could buying smaller fruit save California’s drought-stricken farms?
Steve Holt writes about a range of issues. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Edible Boston and TakePart. We’ve shared Holt’s work before: Vermont: America’s food relocalization …
Climate change is sparking a revolution in winemaking
Wine is a $30 billion industry worldwide. And a changing climate presents real challenges to producers: some of the world’s best wine-producing regions may become “too warm to grow high-quality …