We are pleased to share Elliot’s thoughtful writing and encourage you to read more of his work on his blog- Alternative Food Systems and Higher Ed. Elliot Altbaum is graduating this spring from Clark University with a degree in Geography and is pursuing a masters in GIS from Clark. His interest in food issues started […]
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A Summary of “Innovations in Local Food Enterprise”
By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo The Wallace Center recently released a report detailing “market-based, consumer-driven solutions for overcoming difficult food access and food equity issues.” Based on research from the Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development (HUFED) Center and numerous innovative projects people are implementing across the United States. The following is a summary of the […]
Dethroning King Corn
By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo Do you ever wonder what would happen if one-fourth of the nation’s agricultural land, and one-third of American’s calories, weren’t dedicated to corn? Well, lucky for you, the researchers over at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released “The Healthy Farmland Diet”. It is a study that examines what […]
Personal Food Politics: A Guest Post by Chelsea Eickert
By, Chelsea Eickert My obsession with the politics of food sprouted one night over a holiday meal with my extended family surrounding the dinner table. I was 12 years old and wondering why some of the plates in front of the members of my family were without meat. This opened up a very enlightening, and […]
Do you know your Fast Food F.A.C.T.S.?
By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo The Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity recently released their Fast Food F.A.C.T.S. (Food Advertising to Children and Teens Score) report investigating the nutritional value of children’s meals and marketing strategies fast food restaurants target at youth. The group argues that, “Objective and transparent data are necessary to […]