Tomorrow is *officially* the first day of fall (I have mixed feelings about this.) I’m heading up to Sacramento with my UC ANR colleague Rachel Surls – she’s the co-author of …
Q&A with Author/Livestock Producer Nicolette Hahn Niman
“My message has been that animals play an extremely important role in the food system — including an ecologically optimal one. At the same time, humans have a deep responsibility …
Gatherings we’re interested in
Summer is (kind of) officially over and it’s time to get back into school mode. For many professionals, that “school” and learning piece is found in conferences. The next few …
Seeing the Beauty in Pollinators
“I see the world through a viewfinder. The work that I do is about the diversity of pollinators, their importance in our food supply and ecosystem, the beauty and the …
Q&A: Michael Roberts, UCLA’s Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy
“If we aren’t interdisciplinary in our approach, there can be unintended consequences. So we need to look at food systems in a holistic way. The sharpness of the divisions in …
Sustainability: oceans and seeds; cauliflower sticker shock in Canada and more
Hello, Thursday! We’ve got a quick wrap for you…tasty stuff! Canada: linking the rising price of cauliflower to the falling price of oil. In a story demonstrating the interconnectedness …
Q&A: Tom Tomich, UC Davis sustainability expert
Tom Tomich on UC Davis’ undergraduate program in sustainable agriculture and food systems: “…we’re focusing on integration, on dealing with complex systems in an integrative way and going from complex …
Childhood hunger, food as Rx, water + soil, Generation Peak Booze
Good morning! It’s been a busy week. We’ve wrapped up some of the week’s most important and interesting stories for you to read today…or over the weekend. Dive in! …
“Doomsday” seed vault opened, women farmers at Food for Tomorrow and more
Hope you’re having a good day. Here are some key things we don’t want you to miss. Sustainability: The “doomsday” seed vault in Svalbard, Norway has been opened to …
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 …