April 28th 2021 is National Stop Food Waste Day. In this article I discuss why I have issues with the emphasis on recovering food distracting us from the larger issues of food justice.
Category: Food systems
Lack of Resilience in the Food System
Farmworkers’ rights, CAFOs, and acres of monocropping fresh produce is an indication of how unnaturally we grow mass produce food and causes foodborne illness.
Conversation with Wayne Proberts Part 5: Future of the Food System
Part 5 from my conversation with Wayne Roberts is about what he saw as the future of the food system.
In Conversation with Wayne Roberts. Part 4: Pushback from Scientists
When Wayne started his food systems work, scientists were quite hostile to the changes he wanted to do. He was also critical of their extractive thinking.
In Conversation with Wayne Roberts: Part 3: Food in the Public Interest
Food is in the public interest because poor diets, due to food high in fat, salt and sugar, lead to chronic health problems. Why don’t we do more about making our food system nutritious?
Part 2: “The symbolism of food is local”
Part 2 from my interview with Wayne Roberts discussing how food is seen as a local issue, even though it isn’t really
A Conversation with Wayne Roberts. Part 1: Introduction and Three Streams to Food Thinking
Back in August 2020, I was fortunate to interview Wayne Roberts, before he unexpectedly passed away in January, for my book, Food Science and Food Systems: A Call for Change. I was delighted when he agreed because I found his perspective on the food system refreshing. In part 1 I share what we discussed about how to think about food.
FAO Reports Discuss 2020 Food and Agriculture
Two recent reports show that our food system needs help. Read more in this blog post.
Responsibility of Meat Companies
This article explores what the responsibilities are in food businesses. Do they have an obligation to make sure employees are safe? What about animal welfare?
These are both issues that concern me as I am concerned that we are seeing that big US meat companies do not really care about either.
What is food justice?
I’m looking at food justice to find my personal definition.