International meeting to focus on hunger, malnutrition
More than 800 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hunger. It is a complex and seemingly intractable issue. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Food Policy …
Good Food Awards provide boost for small makers, purveyors
‘Tis the season for award shows, and good food has its own gala: the 2015 Good Food Awards, held in San Francisco early in January. The awards honor small food …
Edible Education 101 begins 1/26
UC Berkeley’s Food Institute, in collaboration with Alice Waters’ Edible Schoolyard Project and other partners, are offering a course entitled “Edible Education 101: The Rise and Future of the Food …
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 …
Food Tank Summit January 21st-22nd
Food Tank is a non-profit organization focused on “building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. We spotlight environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and …
With global demand for meat rapidly increasing, there is pressure to increase meat production. Some argue that meat production places more demands on resources than other forms of food production. …
Cal to host food luminaries in 2015
The University of California Berkeley has announced that the campus will host several “food luminaries” during the spring 2015 semester. Several individuals will teach and conduct research on issues related …
UC Santa Barbara to host California Higher Ed Food Summit
UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) will host a “California Higher Education Food Summit” on January 16th-19th. Designed to coincide with the Martin Luther King holiday, the event will focus on “bridging …