Gulf of Maine Research Institute produces new trawl net for ground fishers. Collaboration between fishers and scientists leads to a forty five percent reduction in cod bycatch with no effect on targeted species.
Top Five Reasons Why We Must Block Agrichemical and Seed Mega-Mergers
Antonio Roman-Alcalá outlines how three impending mergers between six of corporate giants will further consolidate market and political power, leading to even greater corporate control of our farms and plates
Tim Wise on Supporting Local and Sustainable Agriculture
Timothy A. Wise, Senior Research Fellow at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, is speaking at the inaugural Boston Food Tank Summit on April 1, 2017.
Financial Conflicts of Interest Revealed in a Federally Backed Report
Some committee members that collaborated on a federally funded National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report were found to have financial conflicts of interest (COIs). The 2016 report assessed the adverse effects of genetically engineered crops and their accompanying technologies.
Watch the Climate Day Live Stream from Natural Products Expo West
Climate Day is designed to educate food industry leaders on the commitments their organizations can make today to help reverse global warming and to galvanize those leaders to get involved and commit to fueling positive climate change in 2017 and…
Sara Burnett: “With our voice, we can move faster than any legislation”
Sara Burnett, Director of Wellness and Food Policy at Panera, is speaking at the inaugural Boston Food Tank Summit, “Investing in Discovery,” which will be held in collaboration with Tufts University and Oxfam America on April 1, 2017.
Collaborative Effort by Natural Products Industry to Reverse Climate Change
OSC2 and SFTA combine their efforts and launch Climate Collaborative project with first ever Climate Day event at Natural Products Expo West 2017. The aim is to bring about collaboration within the natural products industry and associated actors to address climate change issues.
Climate Day Livestream: Learn How to Commit to Being a Solution to Global Warming
Carlotta Mast, executive director at New Hope Network and Climate Collaborative advisory board member, discusses the first-ever Climate Day on March 8.
Letters to a Young Farmer: Stone Barns Center Releases Its First Book
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture released Letters to a Young Farmer, a book which compiles insight from some of the most influential farmers, writers, and leaders in the food system in an anthology of essays and letters.
How to Build Healthy Food Systems (Panel Discussion from 2017 Food Tank Summit at GWU)
Watch the 2017 Food Tank Summit panel discussion from GWU called, How to Build Healthy Food Systems! Moderator: Tim Carman, Food Writer, The Washington Post 1. Fran Drescher, Actress and President, Cancer Schmancer 2. Marc Oshima, Chief Marketing Officer, AeroFarms…
