Action Alert Join us at City Hall Tuesday, January 31, to help support the growth of urban agriculture in Worcester. City Councilor Sarai Rivera is requesting that the City Manager update the Council on progress toward releasing a draft of the city’s proposed Urban Agriculture Ordinance, which was originally proposed in 2014. Our city councilors […]
We’ve often said that there are two words that should never be spoken together – homeless veteran. Nor should there be such a thing as a hungry veteran. For 25 years, Veterans Inc has been working toward the day that both of those concepts are inconceivable.
By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo 1. What is AquaAdvantage Salmon? AquaAdvantage Salmon is the first genetically engineered (GE) animal being considered for human consumption by the FDA. The company behind this, AquaBounty Technologies, is headquartered pretty close by- Waltham, MA. What AquaBounty does is take the growth gene from a Chinook Salmon and the antifreeze gene from […]
Many of us are aware that a variety of factors can impact health. Factors such as income, educational attainment, and where we live. This makes sense to us – if we make enough money, we can afford good health care. If we have a higher education level we may have the knowledge and ability to […]
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 […]
