Talking Trust and Sustainability in New Orleans
In preparation for our 2012 JBF Food Conference, A Crisis in Confidence: Creating a Better, More Sustainable Food World We Can Trust, we're holding regional salons around the country to discuss the notion of trust in our food system. Our conference season officially kicked off this spring in Charleston, and then moved to New Orleans this summer, where we met with a diverse group of 18 insightful chefs, farmers, restaurateurs, educators, and other members of the local food community at Palace Café. We chatted with JBF executive vice president Mitchell Davis (who facilitates the salons along with food system consultant Karen Karp of Karp Resources) and he filled us in on the conversation.
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Green News Feed: August 10, 2012
Ten no-cook summer recipes for saving energy. [Treehugger]
America's favorite restaurant chains by demographic. [HuffPo]
The USDA reports that farmers' markets are growing. [Civil Eats]
Food labels and the illusion of consumer control. [Atlantic]
JBF Food Conference to Examine “Trust” in America’s Food System
The James Beard Foundation will host the third annual James Beard Foundation Food Conference—“A Crisis in Confidence: Creating a Better, More Sustainable Food World We Can Trust”—at Hearst Tower in New York City on October 17 and 18. Co-hosted by Good Housekeeping, the Conference will bring together a diverse group of thought-leaders and stakeholders in the food system for a unique conversation about how consumers and companies establish and maintain trust, ways trust is broken and repaired, andtrustworthy solutions for the future of our food system.
For more details, including a list of topics and scheduled speakers, read the full press release.
JBF and the Illumination Fund Collaborate on the NYC Green Cart Fresh Food Pack
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 >
Green News Feed: August 3, 2012
How climate change is altering the oyster industry. [NPR]
The race to capitalize on the global obesity epidemic. [Food Politics]
Photo essay portrays the human dimension of food stamps. [Civil Eats]
The 2012 farm bill goes on summer vacation. [Ecocentric]
Video: the hidden costs of your hamburger. [Grist]... Read more >
Green News Feed: 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]
Green News Feed: July 20, 2012
Making use of the heat wave: how solar chefs put food on the table. [NPR]
Brazilian city offers vegetables in exchange for trash. [Treehugger]
The skinny on energy drink supplements. [Smithsonian]
Making the economic case for food stamps. [Atlantic]
New San Francisco legislation will jump-start urban farming. [Grist]... Read more >
JBF Names 2012 Leadership Award Recipients
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 >
Green News Feed: July 13, 2012
Green etiquette: nine things not to do at your local farmers' market. [HuffPo]
Interactive map: soda consumption around the world. [Grist]
A review of JBF Leadership Award winner Will Allen's book, The Good Food Revolution. [Civil Eats]
Tips for minimizing toxins in urban gardening. [Treehugger]... Read more >
JBF Holds Inaugural Chefs Boot Camp for Policy & Change
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.
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