Wrap: The return of the “Victory Garden”, where to find answers to your garden questions, and more
I hope that this finds you and yours keeping well. Like many folks, food and gardening are on my mind. Here’s a wrap of some things you may find …
Shrimp and slavery, bye-bye food poisoning and more
Good morning! We’ve lined up some stories for you to read. On the menu, in no particular order: U.S. supermarkets and retailers are selling shrimp peeled by slaves. An …
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 …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. A terrific piece about horticulturalist Alan …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. The growing demand for ‘fair’ food: In …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. ‘Just Label It’: GMO labeling proponents will …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. ‘Good food’ vs. ‘big food’: Food and …
The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: UC research helps …
Opinion: Agroecology and food justice are critical to empower people to feed themselves
In an opinion piece appearing in The Huffington Post, Lori Thrupp, Alistair Iles and Maywa Montenegro of the UC Berkeley Food Institute make a strong argument that the current framing …
Op-ed: Urban-rural split is threat to farm and food policy
In an op-ed appearing in the Huffington Post, former USDA Secretary Dan Glickman describes the partisan split between rural and urban America, and how it jeopardizes in significant ways the …