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Green News Feed: June 22, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on June 22, 2012

 

NYC announces local food procurement guidelines. [Civil Eats]

 

The farm bill passes the Senate; Marion Nestle breaks it down. [Food Politics]

 

Food researchers create the world's healthiest meal. [HuffPo]

 

Sugar rush: why cereal companies can't be trusted to self-regulate. [The Atlantic]

 

Water balloon mosaic shows... Read more >

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Green News Feed: June 15, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on June 15, 2012

 

Farmers split over subsidies as the Senate farm bill debate begins. [NPR]

 

Eight ways to get involved in the fair food fight. [GOOD]

 

Why broccoli has become a hot topic in the Supreme Court. [NYT]

 

Washington, D.C.-based Compost Cab hauls away food scraps. [Grist]

 

A guide to picking fresh, sustainable fish. [Slow Food USA]... Read more >

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Green News Feed: June 4, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on June 04, 2012

 

New Haven food trucks will provide hungry kids with free summer meals. [NPR]

 

Radioactive tuna: the connection between food, water, and energy systems. [Ecocentric]

 

Maryland is the first state to ban arsenic in poultry feed. [Civil Eats]

 

How a nine-year-old's food blog inspired healthier school lunch options. [GOOD]

 

 

Marion Nestle weighs in on Mayor... Read more >

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Green News Feed: May 24, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on May 24, 2012

 

Tracking the world's intake of junk food after dark. [NPR]

 

A critical look at food stamps and fingerprinting. [GOOD]

 

Three sneaky ingredient swaps for healthier baking. [Treehugger]

 

Nearly all American chain restaurants breach nutrition guidelines. [HuffPo]

 

Shareholders and doctors demand that McDonald's assess its health... Read more >

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Green News Feed: May 17, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on May 17, 2012

 

How to make healthy eating easier on your wallet. [NPR]

 

Study: wasted milk produces as much CO2 as 20,000 cars. [Grist]

 

Nine nasty truths about the meals we eat. [Civil Eats]

 

Clever plastic-free and low-tech ways to store fresh produce. [Treehugger]

 

Marion Nestle weighs in on the HBO series The Weight of the Nation. [Food Politics]... Read more >

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JBF Partners with Cooking up Change in the Fight for Better School Lunch

by Anna Mowry on May 15, 2012

 

The James Beard Foundation is partnering with Cooking up Change and Healthy Schools Campaign

 

While the buzz surrounding the need for fresh and healthy school lunch has certainly grown louder on the food world’s radar, no one will deny that there’s still plenty to be done to improve American students’ diets. And whom better to consult than the students themselves?

 

That’s the strategy behind Cooking up Change, a student-chef competition whose winning recipes make their way into cafeterias around the country. Started by Healthy Schools Campaign, a Chicago-based non-profit, the contest takes place in six cities, inviting student-led teams to craft delicious school lunches within the “real-life constraints” of limited ingredient lists and tight deadlines. Finalists from each city will compete in the national competition in Washington, D.C. on May 21, and one dish from each team... Read more >

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Green News Feed: May 10, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on May 10, 2012

 

This Saturday, the Brooklyn Food Conference (it's free!) will champion a healthy, sustainable, and fair food system. [BK Food Conference]

 

Thousands more farmers' markets to accept food stamps. [Grist]

 

HBO's plan to get kids psyched about veggies. [NPR]

 

Mythology and the raw milk movement. [Smithsonian]

 

Connecting the dots between BSE and pink slime. [Ecocentric]... Read more >

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Green News Feed: May 4, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on May 04, 2012

 

Greenpeace ranks the most sustainable seafood markets for 2012. [HuffPo]

 

Did the White House wobble on childhood obesity? [Food Politics]

 

A green gift guide for Mother's Day. [Treehugger]

 

A look at why we can't get healthy foods into poor communities. [GOOD]

 

Connecting the dots between food and climate change. [Ecocentric]

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Talking Sustainability and Scale in Charleston

by Elena North-Kelly on April 24, 2012

 
 

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 concept of trust in our food system. Our conference season officially kicked off on April 10 in Charleston, South Carolina, where we met with a diverse group of 18 insightful chefs, farmers, restaurateurs, educators, and other members of the Charleston food community. The participants were asked to consider the notion of trust through a variety of lenses—science, scale, and place. Last week, we shared the feedback on the concept of place, and yesterday, we shared the group's insights on science. Next up, we’d like to share what everyone had to say about the context of scale as... Read more >

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Talking Sustainability and Science in Charleston

by Elena North-Kelly on April 23, 2012

 

Last week, we filled you in on our recent regional salon, held in preparation for our 2012 JBF Food Conference: A Crisis in Confidence: Creating a Better, More Sustainable Food World We Can Trust. The salon drew a diverse group of 18 insightful chefs, farmers, restaurateurs, educators, and other members of the Charleston food community who shared their opinions on what’s happening in today’s food system. The participants were asked to consider trust through a variety of lenses, and yesterday’s post was devoted to the notion of “place.” Next up, we’d like to share what everyone had to say about the context of science as it relates to trust in our food system:

 

Science had both positive and negative connotations for our participants. According to... Read more >

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