After years of organizing, street food vendors are celebrating a win as New York City Council recently pass legislation that will lift the limit on the number of full-time vending permits.
Food Banks Face Surging Demand This Holiday Season
Food banks face are facing a major surge in hunger this holiday season. Food Tank shares ways to help and food banks to support.
Lesotho and IFAD Address the Rural Economy and Sustainable Agriculture
IFAD and Lesotho work to address sustainable rural agriculture development while uplifting women and youth in agriculture.
Environmental Groups Back Rep. Andy Levin for Labor Secretary
Environmental groups announce their support for Rep. Andy Levin (D-Michigan) as President-Elect Joe Biden’s Labor Secretary, recognizing him as coalition builder and champion for the environment.
Maryland Bans EPS Packaging in Food Service
With the EPA saying EPS packaging “can have serious impacts upon human health, wildlife, and aquatic environment, and the economy,” Maryland decides to ban foam packaging altogether
FAO and World Food Law Institute Symposium
The FAO and World Food Law Institute’s symposium on food loss and food waste shared approaches and case studies on how to mitigate these issues.
Becoming a Citizen Eater
To be a citizen eater, a person must not only votes with their fork, but with their vote, to create the kind of food system they want to see.
Mexican State of Oaxaca Becomes First to Ban Selling Junk Food To Children
With a major obesity epidemic on the rise, the Mexican state of Oaxaca is banning the sale of junk food to children in order to change purchasing habits.
Social and Environmental Justice Activists React to EU Farm to Fork Strategy
The EU’s new Farm to Fork strategy marks a turning point in climate change legislation, setting forth principles to alleviate the environmental and social impacts of food production and food consumption
Opinion | We Eat for the Stomach, Not the Body
How the Double Burden of Malnutrition—undernutrition and overweight—plays out on the ground: a view from francophone West Africa.
