October 2021
July 2021
The Health and Climate Consequences of the American Food System Cost Three Times as Much as the Food Itself
Tanya Kerssen2021-07-16T18:29:46+00:00The Health and Climate Consequences of the American Food System Cost Three Times as Much as the Food Itself Laura Reiley The Washington Post The true cost of food is [...]
What Can the Biden Admin Do to Make Our Food System More Resilient? Make it More Local.
Christina Bronsing-Lazalde2021-07-18T03:30:43+00:00What Can the Biden Admin Do to Make Our Food System More Resilient? Make it More Local. Ben Lilliston In These Times Editor’s Note: Writer Ben Lilliston is the director of [...]
June 2021
Kate Mackenzie, MS, RD: COVID-19 Food Hero
Christina Bronsing-Lazalde2021-07-18T03:23:48+00:00Kate Mackenzie, MS, RD: COVID-19 Food Hero NYC Food Policy Editor Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center Why She’s a Food Hero: Kate Mackenzie leads the Mayor’s Office of [...]
Memo: Food Procurement and Infrastructure
Christina Bronsing-Lazalde2021-07-18T03:09:45+00:00Memo: Food Procurement and Infrastructure Chloe Waterman Friends of the Earth, Mackenzie Feldman Data For Progress, and Julian Kraus-Polk Other contributing groups: Center for Good Food Purchasing, Food Chain Workers Alliance, HEAL Food [...]
Not Just Junk: Why We Need To Re-Think Food Processing
Christina Bronsing-Lazalde2021-07-17T03:56:11+00:00Not Just Junk: Why We Need To Re-Think Food Processing Errol Schweizer Forbes The Covid-19 pandemic shattered any illusions of a fair and resilient food system. While highly processed comfort and [...]
May 2021
On Being Asian/American: Reflections & Resources
Tanya Kerssen2021-05-12T18:56:20+00:00On Being Asian/American: Reflections & Resources I want to offer words of inspiration, resiliency in this moment. But truthfully? I keep hearing the same thing, which echoes what I’m feeling—we are fearful, we [...]
April 2021
To Tackle Racial Injustice in City Contracting, Start with Food
Tanya Kerssen2021-04-14T19:11:35+00:00To Tackle Racial Injustice in City Contracting, Start with Food Michelle Wu and Sheldon Lloyd The Boston Globe Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu and City Fresh Foods [...]
Why We Need A Public Food Sector
Tanya Kerssen2021-04-07T19:39:56+00:00Why We Need A Public Food Sector Errol Schweizer The Checkout I have lived in Austin for over 15 years and I am a home owner, dad and entrepreneur. My [...]
March 2021
Food System Clubhouse – Paula Daniels
Tanya Kerssen2021-04-05T22:24:53+00:00Food System Clubhouse – Paula Daniels @rodger Farm to Table Podcast Clubhouse is a drop-in audio chat network that now includes conversations about the food system, on Farm To Table [...]
How New York City Is Revolutionizing Good Food Policy
Tanya Kerssen2021-04-05T22:17:20+00:00How New York City Is Revolutionizing Good Food Policy Errol Schweizer Forbes New York City has released a comprehensive and groundbreaking food policy document. Food Forward NYC: A 10 Year [...]
Equity in Our Food System
Tanya Kerssen2021-04-05T22:12:00+00:00Equity in Our Food System Community Commons The inequities that exist in our food system are unacceptable, and a failure to act now passes those health, economic, and environmental injustices onto [...]