Dispatch from APHA: Seeding local food in schools
As I write this, the day's far from over at the American Public Health Association's annual conference "Public
Out of fairness, I should begin this post by admitting that I do not
Manure, my favorite topic of conversation (particularly at parties), is pretty
I have a background in human rights work, so I was especially chagrined to discover this afternoon — having spent the day skulking about my office and
Updated on 11/29 to clarify that perchlorate is from rocket fuel, not jet fuel. Thanks, Marc! (I admit that I thought they were the same thing; that is
Back in March, I reported that the EPA was proposing to exempt Concentrated Animal
Day two of the American Public Health Association meeting found me carting
As I write this, the day's far from over at the American Public Health Association's annual conference "Public
Greetings from sunny San Diego, home of this year's annual conference of the American Public Health Association, "Public Health Without Borders." Thanks to successful
Although Slow Food Nation, with its red-carpet promenade of food-system luminaries, has not yet faded from memory, I'm apparently
It's been a whirlwind few days on the campus of North Carolina State University, where I attended "The Politics of Food," a conference organized by the Environmental
Updated 9/21 to clarify the MMS proposal. Thanks, Zach! I've gotta hand it to the Bushies. If there is one
A highlight of my summer was the occasional e-mail I received from a friend in New Hampshire who has returned to our small
There's been a lot going on in the food and ag world these past few weeks (though when isn't there?). Here are some of the most tasty (and not-so-tasty) morsels: Penny for your troubles: Following
It's still Monday on the West Coast, so here, under the wire, is my second annual Labor Day ode to workers in the food system. (The first one is here.)