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: the keys to …
UN: Social protection programs hold key to beating world hunger
Yesterday, the UC Food Observer shared information about SIFO – State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 – a report issued by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), …
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Diana Marcum
For many Californians – and many people around the nation – Diana Marcum has emerged as one of the key voices talking about the state’s punishing drought. A writer for …
Liz Carlisle is a fellow at the Center for Diversified Farming Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, also from Berkeley, and a B.A. …
“Agriculture must change” UN FAO leader tells international gathering
On the eve of an important international gathering focused on agriculture and climate change, the director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) said, “Agriculture must change.” …
The World Economic Forum is being held in Davos, Switzerland. A Huff Post Live segment entitled “Food Versus Forest” featuring thought leaders Anna Lappe, Roger Thurow, and Tom Philpott addresses …
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: animal welfare; a student …
Food justice is the focus of California higher ed summit
An inaugural California Higher Education Food Summit (#CAHEFS2015) organized by the University of California, Santa Barbara drew more than 150 students, staff and faculty from UC, California State University and …
On the eve of President Obama’s State of the Union address, Mark Bittman provides his own take on the “State of Food” in a piece appearing in the New York …
Mormon Church farms feed LDS hungry
The Church of Latter-Day Saints quietly operates more than fifty farms ranging in size from 100 to more than 10,000 acres across the western U.S. The network of farms, dating …