Being surrounded by hundreds of creative and inquisitive individuals, united in a love for food, sharing and social justice is a unique experience. For 2 days, it felt like with just a little more effort, we could all change the world. One meal at a time.
Ali Berlow | Posted 02.26.2012
It was truly blessed meat. Over every animal held in arms and slaughtered, a prayer was said as the swift, sharp deed of taking life in sacrifice was made.
Maria Rodale | Posted 01.15.2012
by guest blogger Amy Blankstein of Just Food, a non-profit that turns "food deserts" (i.e., neighborhoods underserved by supermarkets and other food ...
Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011
What's so inspiring about combining a love for food with a passion for the environment is that you can see, feel and taste your values -- you can put your money where your mouth is.
Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011
According to James McWilliams, author of Just Food, supporting small-scale farms and eating close to the source are only minor gestures in what must be a complex, global re-examination of food production and distribution.
Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011
Joan Dye Gussow - the matriarch of the modern-day food movement; the educator and activist who transformed the discussion about nutrition and health f...
Jacquie Berger | Posted 05.25.2011
When most of us think about climate change, the first thing that comes to mind are switching our light bulbs or riding a bike to work, but it turns out that deciding what to eat for dinner can be of much greater consequence.
Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011
A watershed event for the local food shed -- the second annual NYC Food and Climate Summit -- was convened on Saturday.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011
We could find true prosperity, improve our health, and fight global warming all at once. How? By transforming the way we produce, distribute, consume and dispose of our food.
Stephanie Paige Ogburn | Posted 05.25.2011
The problem with McWilliams' argument is its irrelevance. To devote an entire book to debunking the impulse to eat closer to home doesn't address the points raised by food and farm activists.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011
Sandwiched between the caricatures of loco locavores and McWilliams' hey-ho-GMO cheerleading, lies the meat of the matter; we can't go on eating animals like this.
Elizabeth O'Neill | Posted 05.25.2011
A dynamic group of urban-agricultural enthusiasts gathered in New York to celebrate the fourth day of Pollinator Week 2009.
Liz Neumark | Posted 04.28.2012