Food: safety, feeding the world, education, politics, obesity, access and policy
So much news…! Food safety conviction. Earlier this week, the owner and CEO of a peanut company (now defunct) was sentenced to 28 years in jail for his role …
Food: safety, feeding the world, education, politics, obesity, access and policy
So much news…! Food safety conviction. Earlier this week, the owner and CEO of a peanut company (now defunct) was sentenced to 28 years in jail for his role …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. In defense of carbs: The Paleo diet …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. Obesity epidemic: Is overeating more addictive than …
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 a handful of important stories for you to read as you end your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: 1. Sick chicks …
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: 1. “The Mysterious Charms of Helen’s Kitchen.” William Browning writes about …
Lawsuits over California water use are a century in the making
As California enters its fourth year of record drought, conflicts arising among the state’s water users have highlighted the “arcane workings of California’s water rights system, one that rewards those …
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 …
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 rise of …