“Consumption needs to be part of agricultural conversations,” says Eirini Pitsilidi of Compassion in World Farming.
On Eve of Election, Midwest Farmers Squeezed by Inflation Eye Corporate Concentration
Farmers have a keen sense of what’s driving up food prices, driving down farm incomes, and eroding rural communities: corporate concentration.
A New Proposal Would Restructure the Food and Drug Administration
U.S. policymakers introduced The Food Safety Administration Act of 2022, which aims to establish a separate agency to govern food safety.
Why Are Food System Folks Fighting Against More Humane Animal Conditions at the Supreme Court?
Promoting animal welfare is about a global shift away from unsustainable factory farming and inhumane practices.
We All Must Be Citizen Eaters: Notes from the Historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health gave the country with a to-do list. Now it’s time to follow through.
Massachusetts Guarantees Free School Meals for 2022-2023 School Year
Thanks to the extension, 400,000 students will continue to have access to free school meals.
When We Talk About College Campuses, We’re Forgetting Food Insecurity
Roughly one out of every three college or university students in the U.S. is food insecure.
A New Food Bill of Rights: Why Representation Matters
WANDA’s Founder argues that representation is critical to building an intersectional food policy framework and a new food bill of rights that is equitable, resilient and sustainable.
Food-Focused SXSW Voting Guide 2023
Community voting helps ensure that the issues you care about make it to SXSW 2023.
UK Investor Coalition Calls for Stricter Food Industry Standards
The Investor Coalition on UK Food Policy wants the UK government to take a stronger stance on health and sustainability efforts in the food industry.
Fighting Food Waste and Food Insecurity Through Legislation
During a recent event on Capitol Hill, lawmakers, policy experts, and advocates fighting food waste called on Congress to pass legislation that can help keep surplus food out of landfills and redirect it to those in need. The event was…
Denmark to Roll Out New State-Run Climate Label for Food
Denmark’s Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries is establishing a working group of researchers, government officials, and representatives from leading Danish supermarket brands to create the new label.
New York May Be First State to Have Values-Based Food Purchasing
The Good Food NY Bill would make NYC the first to install a values-based approach to food purchasing.
Demand for Organic Meat Is Booming, but There’s a Shortage of Slaughterhouses
As demand for locally raised and certified organic meat booms, small farmers are struggling with the scarcity of slaughter facilities.
New York State Act to Reduce Hunger and Food Waste
Advocates hope that New York’s size and visibility will add more momentum and help pass similar legislation targeting food waste and hunger across the country.
World Central Kitchen Documentary Shines a Spotlight on Chef José Andrés
A new documentary, We Feed People, shows the evolution of international food relief nonprofit, World Central Kitchen.
Addressing Equity Through Better Food Policy
Congressmember Salud Carbajal calls on voters to write to their representatives and ask for the change they hope to see.
How to Build a Sustainable Blue Food Economy
Bringing together more than 100 scientists, an initiative emphasizes the importance of aquatic foods to food systems transformation.
White House Announces Second-Ever Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
More than 180 organizations called on the White House to reinstate the Conference.
African Community Leaders Tell Congress: Stop Funding African Green Revolution
Research into AGRA shows that the billion-dollar effort to double yields and incomes by 2020 for 30 million small-scale farming households has failed.
