Wrap: Hurricane Florence, Fishing + Sustainability, the Future of Food?
It’s a busy week and there is a lot of news. Some important reads highlighted below. Hurricane Florence + Hog Farms = Environmental Impacts The behemoth is on target …
News Wrap: Essential Reading on Food Insecurity, Colorado River
I am currently on a sabbatical leave, co-authoring a book about the food system. The sometimes overwhelming and frustrating process of writing makes me appreciate good writing even more. This …
“Clean floors” give way to cover crops
Clean Floors When I was a kid, you could evaluate a lemon grower with a look at his orchard floor. A “clean floor” was a sure sign of good stewardship. …
Shepherd’s Grain Sells No-Till Flour, Limited Resources Fueling Conflict
Business Profile: “Climate-Friendly” Shepherd’s Grain. The Portland-based company – founded in 2002 – sells “climate-friendly”premium wheat flours…and also “sells” the story of no-till production. In addition to distributing its products to …
Wrap: New Issue of Cal Ag, “Coyote Cacher” App and more
Latest Issue of UC ANR’s California Agriculture is Available UC’s Agriculture and Natural Resources division (UC ANR) has released a new issue of California Agriculture. Articles in this issue explore drones, citrus research, a threat …
Q&A: Elliott Campbell, University of California Researcher
“A really powerful message that seemed obvious to me is that a chunk of the environmental sustainability community has dismissed local food as a distraction, yet leans heavily on the …
Almond prices are dropping; a surprising thing about the food movement
Hello, Wednesday! On the menu: The surprising thing about the food movement. A really interesting piece by Tamar Haspel appears in the Washington Post. Haspel unpacks a study done by William Hallman, …
White House hunger meeting, USDA civil rights leader and more
Good morning! On the menu today: White House hunger meeting will livestream on Wednesday: A meeting focusing on hunger in America will be held on Wednesday, January 27th at 1:00 p.m. EST. …
Antibiotics in meat, we have no bananas, family recipes as history
It’s a Friday…and a wrap. On the menu, in no particular order. Antibiotic use in meat production. Many scientists and public health groups have grown concerned “that the livestock industry’s …
Online education to improve nutrition, China (organics and meat) and more
Good morning. We hope that you are having a great day. On the menu: Free online cooking and nutrition classes can improve “eating behaviors and meal composition.” A study published in the …