Green News Feed: June 29, 2012

by Elena North-Kelly on June 29, 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: 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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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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Talking Sustainability and Community in Charleston

by Elena North-Kelly on April 20, 2012

The JBF Food Conference season kicked off last week with our first regional “salon” held in Charleston, South Carolina, at the beautiful and historic McCrady’s Restaurant. Conceived as a way to engage food system stakeholders from around the country and to gather input on the themes for our annual conference, our salons spark fascinating discussions on the critical topics we face. The theme of this year’s conference (click here to learn more) is: A Crisis in Confidence: Creating a Better, More Sustainable Food World We Can Trust.

Facilitated by JBF executive vice president Mitchell Davis and food system consultant Karen Karp of Karp Resources, a diverse group of 18 insightful chefs, farmers, restaurateurs, educators, and... Read more >

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