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It’s a busy time of year. We hope you will take a few minutes to dig into some key reads. Today’s eclectic menu provides lots of food for thought… Emotional …
Opinion: “Let’s help create more farmers”
Noted journalist, author and chef Mark Bittman pens a provocative opinion piece for the New York Times. He identifies an issue most of us are concerned with – the aging …
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 …
Opinion: building an “integrated food safety system” will take all of us
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents the most sweeping reform of American food safety law in more than seven decades. The FDA’s implementation of the FSMA “envisions an ‘integrated …
Opinion: The Rise and fall of the ‘Foodies’
Bill Eberle is an operations manager at the Rosendale Dairy in Pickett, Wisconsin, which is that state’s largest dairy farm. He wrote this opinion piece for the Fond du Lac …
Opinion: What does farm-to-table mean anymore?
This thought-provoking piece will displease some, but Corby Kummer (@CKummer) makes some legitimate points about the phrase “farm-to-table.” He laments its over-use by chefs, saying: Those good intentions went …
Opinion: “Renegade Lunch Lady” on school lunches…opting out is not an option
Chef Ann Cooper is a well-known author, chef and educator. An advocate for better food for all children, she has been a chef for more than 30 years, with over …
Opinion: “How I got converted to GMO food”
Mark Lynas (@mark_lynas) is a researcher at the Cornell Alliance for Science. He was once an anti-GMO activist, and even admits to participating in the vandalism of field trials in …
Retired Lt. General: childhood obesity is a serious national security issue
An important opinion piece linking the school lunch program and childhood obesity to national security appears in Reuters. It was written by Retired Army Lieutenant General Samuel E. Ebbesen, a …
Opinion: De-Californify the Nation’s Produce Supply
In the crush of recent articles about California’s drought, a number of op-eds featuring big ideas have appeared. Journalist Tom Philpott (@tomphilpott) – he writes for Mother Jones – has penned …