JBF and the Illumination Fund Collaborate on the NYC Green Cart Fresh Food Pack

by JBF Editors on August 07, 2012

Seeing that education is an important slice of the JBF pie, we’re always looking for opportunities to help others learn about the value of good meal. So when the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund—a supporter of the New York City Department of Health’s Green Cart Initiative—invited us to collaborate on a project that feeds our fellow New Yorkers, we were more than happy to oblige.
 
In an effort to improve the diets of city dwellers with limited access to fresh produce, the Green Cart Initiative has just released the NYC Green Cart Fresh Food Pack, a two-part collection of 20 recipes made with fruits and vegetables commonly and seasonally found on Green Carts. The set, which includes a tip card and a kids card, features recipes by renowned New York chefs, healthcare... Read more >

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Green News Feed: July 27, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on July 27, 2012

A moveable feast: this mobile restaurant brings the table to the farm. [Fast Company]

JBF Award Winner Marc Vetri's insights on how food can inspire change. [HuffPo]

Will the London Olympics revolutionize food? [Civil Eats]

Online marketplace set to launch local food vendors into the mainstream. [Grist]

How mercury ends up... Read more >

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JBF Names 2012 Leadership Award Recipients

by JBF Editors on July 16, 2012

Today JBF revealed its 2012 crop of Leadership Award recipients. These individuals, whose work focuses on creating a more healthful, sustainable, and safe food world, will be honored at our third annual food conference this October. Read up on the recipients below, then read the full press release here.

Wendell Berry, Author, Bringing it to the Table
For the brilliant insight he has brought to America's agrarian movement for more than six decades.

Dr. Jason Clay, Senior Vice President Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
For his efforts to study and address the global social, environmental, and economic impact of a variety of commodities, and his cross-... Read more >

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JBF Holds Inaugural Chefs Boot Camp for Policy & Change

by JBF Editors on July 10, 2012

More than a dozen chefs from around the country, including Sean Brock, Michael Anthony, and Mike Isabella, gathered at the James Beard Award-nominated Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee, this week for JBF's first Chefs Boot Camp for Policy & Change. The pilot program has been designed to provide chefs with the tools and support they require to become advocates for improving our food system. Activities included policy and media training by experts from Washington, D.C., a harvest from the sustainable garden and farms at Blackberry Farm, a collaborative dinner prepared by the participating chefs, issues education about the Farm Bill and antibiotic overuse in livestock, and strategic brainstorming about important and impactful next steps.

Read the full release here. 

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