Let’s look at food waste. It’s a big problem. Food Waste is Dumb Says Climate Lab Video Series – Week Four I continue to love and learn from the Climate Lab …
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, …
Forward motion on food safety? Olive oil and health. California wildfires.
Good morning! Lots of news today: Food safety. Olive oil and health. Two pieces on the environment. California wildfires. And a Q&A with Dr. Pedro Sanchez about what normalized relations …
Q&A: Dr. Pedro Sanchez discusses Cuba
The UC Food Observer had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Sanchez recently about what normalizing relations with Cuba might mean for the food system in that nation and …
White House releases national strategy to save pollinators
Pollinators play a critical role in supporting food production. About three quarters of all native plants globally require pollination. We can credit pollinators – generally honey bees – with one …
Food industry braces for trans fat ban
The use of trans fat in foods – already down by about 85% in the last decade – is expected to be mostly banned by the FDA in a ruling …
Obama nominates Gayle Smith to lead USAID
President Obama has nominated senior White House official Gayle Smith as the next administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Smith, who has a background in international …
Labor dispute at West Coast ports hurts California agriculture
A protracted contract dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and West Coast ports is wreaking havoc on California’s agricultural industry. The union represents 20,000 workers; 29 ports have been …
National initiative launched to save Monarch butterflies
The Obama administration and conservation groups launched an ambitious national effort on Monday to halt the decline of the monarch butterfly. The initiative, Save the Monarch Butterfly, is a large-scale …
New surgeon general welcomed by food movement
After more than a year of being tied up in a partisan political battle, Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama’s choice for surgeon general, was confirmed. Progressives – including those in …