JBF on the Air: Food Safety and Sustainability
Buying natural, sustainable, and healthy food has become increasingly confusing in our hyper-marketed world. On yesterday's powerful episode of Taste Matters, JBF's Mitchell Davis got some straight facts from Urvashi Rangan, executive director of the Food Safety and Sustainability Center operated by Consumer Reports. Learn all about the truth behind "natural" labels, the dangers of food marketing, and the growing problem of "green noise" below:
Meet JBF Leadership Award Winner Tensie Whelan
Our 2012 James Beard Foundation Leadership Awards are less than one week away! Leading up to the big event, we're introducing you to each of the five visionaries being honored for their outstanding contributions to creating a healthier, safer, and more sustainable food world. We've already filled you in on Dr. Kathleen Merrigan and Dr. Jason Clay—and today, we'd like you to meet:
Tensie Whelan
President, Rainforest Alliance
As president of Rainforest Alliance, Tensie Whelan wears many hats: she works closely with the heads of some of the world’s biggest food companies to encourage them to shift to more sustainable, eco-friendly... Read more >
Meet JBF Leadership Award Winner Dr. Jason Clay
Our 2012 James Beard Foundation Leadership Awards will be held at New York City's iconic Hearst Tower one week from tomorrow! As promised, we're introducing you to each of the five visionaries being honored for their outstanding contributions to creating a healthier, safer, and more sustainable food world. Last week we filled you in on Dr. Kathleen Merrigan's inspiring work—and today, we'd like you to meet:
Dr. Jason W. Clay
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
How much water does it take to make one latte? A WWF short social-media video, conceived by Jason Clay, poses this trick question. The disturbing... Read more >
Meet JBF Leadership Award Winner Dr. Kathleen Merrigan
Our 2012 James Beard Foundation Leadership Awards are just around the corner! On October 17 we’ll gather at New York City’s iconic Hearst Tower to recognize these five visionaries for their outstanding contributions to creating a healthier, safer, and more sustainable food world:
Wendell Berry
Farmer, Poet, and Author, Lanes Landing Farm
Dr. Jason Clay
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund
Dr. Kathleen Merrigan
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tensie Whelan
President, Rainforest Alliance... Read more >
Green News Feed: September 14, 2012
Farm-to-cubicle: the arrival of the workplace CSA. [WSJ]
Exploring the nature vs. nurture debate over obesity. [Atlantic]
Are pick-your-own orchards wasteful? [Slate]
Pink slime manufacturers sue ABC for reporting on it. [Food Politics]
New England declares a national fishery disaster. [HuffPo]... Read more >
Green News Feed: August 24, 2012
New guide identifies the most affordable clean foods. [Daily Green]
Study: obesity may speed up cognitive decline. [Atlantic]
How to improve school lunch without spending more. [Grist]
Mark Bittman on why farmers are key to renewing our food system. [NYT]
The Natural Resources Defense Council's findings on food waste. [Ecocentric]
Green News Feed: August 17, 2012
The unstoppable growth of CSA-style produce delivery. [Grist]
18 little-known facts about food waste. [Civil Eats]
At-risk shark species are ending up in U.S. soups. [NPR]
How climate change threatens food distribution. [HuffPo]
Study: a childhood need for instant gratification... Read more >
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.
JBF: Can you tell us a bit about why... Read more >
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]
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 >
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