Below is a collection of news and blog articles from September to December, 2014
Economics & Trade
New Generation of GM Crops Puts Agriculture in a Crisis Situation. Brandon Keim, Wired, September 25, 2014
Farmers, Ranchers and Consumers Lose on WTO COOL Ruling. Ben Lilliston, IATP, October 20, 2014
Trade vs. local economies: Procurement on the table. Karen Hansen-Kuhn, IATP, November 13, 2014
Can Whole Foods Change the Way Poor People Eat? Tracie McMillan, Slate, November 19, 2014
A Shake-Up as the Financial World Infiltrates Philanthropy. Jesse Eisinger, New York Times,
Environment
“Sustainable intensification” is unsustainable. Dr. M. Jahi Chappell, IATP, September 3, 2014
Banning food waste: companies in Massachusetts get ready to compost. Clare Leschin-Hoar, The Guardian, September 9, 2014
Scientists praise and challenge FAO on agroecology. Dr. M. Jahi Chappell, IATP, September 17, 2014
The Amish Farmers Reinventing Organic Agriculture. Roc Morin, The Atlantic, October 6, 2014
As Their Wells Run Dry, California Residents Blame Thirsty Farms. Sasha Khokha, NPR, October, 19, 2014
Big Meat flexes its muscles. Ben Lilliston, IATP, November 6, 2014
Don’t Ask How to Feed the 9 Billion. Mark Bittman, New York Times, November 11, 2014
Book Review – The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food. Allison Wilson, Independent Science News, November 24, 2014
Seeds of the Future. Richard Schiffman, Truthout, December 4, 2014
Organic-Farming Boom Stretches Certification System. Caelainn Barr, Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2014
- Organic farming can feed the world if done right, scientists claim. Tom Bawden, The Independent, December 10, 2014
- Aerial Photos Show “Factory Farms” Certified Organic in Violation of Law. Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2014
New York bans the boom (fracking). Paul Smart, Woodstock Times, December 18, 2014
Farmland Access and Preservation
Farm to School Programs Create New Opportunities for Farmers. Secretary Tom Vilsack, USDA, October 2, 2014
Glynwood welcomes first three participants to its farm business incubator program. Sharyn Flanagan, New Paltz Times, October 19, 2014
Working the Land and the Data. Quentin Hardy, New York Times, November 30, 2014
Final Budget Bill Guts Conservation Funding and Farmer Protections. NSAC blog, December 14, 2014
Food Chain Workers
The Secret Lives of America’s Migrant Farmers. Michael Durbin, Narrative.ly, September 3, 2014
New York workers who depend on tips deserve a raise. Editorial, NY Daily News, September 19, 2014
Report: Tipped subminimum wage leads to more sexual harassment. Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America, October 8, 2014
Living Wages, Rarity for U.S. Fast-Food Workers, Served Up in Denmark. Liz Alderman and Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, October 27, 2014
The Restaurant Industry’s Secret Shame: An Utter Lack of Diversity in the Best-Paying Jobs. Tanvi Misra, CityLab, November 5, 2014
Migrant farmworkers remain crucial to harvest. Esther Honig, Harvest Public Media, November 13, 2014
Fast-Food Strikes Hit Record Numbers, Span 190 Cities. Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg Businessweek, December 5, 2014
Is It Bad Enough Yet? Mark Bittman, New York Times, December 13, 2014
In Boon to Fast Food Worker Strikes, NLRB Goes After McDonald’s For “Violating Employees’ Rights”. Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams, December 20, 104
Hunger, Health & Nutrition
Gap in Diet Quality Between Wealthiest and Poorest Americans Doubles, Study Finds. Tracie McMillan, National Geographic, September 1, 2014
Does Organic Make Food Better For You? Danielle Nierenberg and Maia Reed. Food Tank, September 7, 2014
CDC Report Finds High Sodium Consumption Among U.S. Kids. Food Safety News, September 9, 2014
The Rich Are Eating Richer, the Poor Are Eating Poorer. Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, September 11, 2014
Poor Women Tend to Be Fatter Than Poor Men. Cari Romm, The Atlantic, September 17, 2014
Food stamps cuts will only hit four states, review finds. Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press, September 17, 2014
Soda Makers Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Join in Effort to Cut Americans’ Drink Calories. Stephaine Strom, New York Times, September 23, 2014
Tracking Success: Friend or Foe of Progress on Obesity? Dr. Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Huffington Post, October 1, 2014
Where GMOs Hide In Your Food. Consumer Reports, October, 2014
Food Scores, a New Web Service, Ranks Grocery Items on Ingredients and Nutrition. Stephanie Strom, New York Times, October 27, 2014
The Dreadful Inconvenience of Salad. , November 12, 2014
Brooklyn Nonprofit Teaches How to Eat Healthfully on Just $4-a-Day. Camille Bautista, DNAinfo, November 13, 2014
Making the connection between food and health. Dan Glickman, The Hill, November 14, 2014
Got Milk? Might Not Be Doing You Much Good. Aaron E. Carroll, New York Times, November 17, 2014
Needed: New Thinking on Poverty and Hunger in New York City. Nicholas Freudenberg, NYC Food Policy Center, November, 2014
Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills. Jane E. Brody, New York Times, December 1, 2014
Food banks don’t solve food poverty. The UK must not institutionalise them. Graham Riches, The Guardian, December 8, 2014
Policy Advocacy and Organizing
How Better U.S. Food Policies Could Foster Improved Health, Safer Jobs, and a More Sustainable Environment. Nicholas Freudenberg, CUNY School of Public Health and Hunter College, October, 2014
How a national food policy could save millions of American lives. Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Ricardo Salvador and Olivier De Schutter. Washington Post, November 7, 2014
Tangled Roots and Bitter Fruit: What Ferguson can teach the food movement. Eric Holt Gimenez, Food First, November 29, 2014
A food fight 20 years in the making comes to Capitol Hill. Elizabeth Kucinich, The Hill, December 9, 2014
In Final Spending Bill, Salty Food and Belching Cows Are Winners. Robert Pear, New York Times, December 14, 2014.
Sustainable Food Funders Discuss Critical Issues with Policymakers. NSAC, December 19, 2014
Urban Ag
A Believer in Vacant Lots – Urban Farming’s Grande Dame: Karen Washington. Dan Shaw, New York Times, September 19, 2014
L.A. City Council proposes urban farming plan. Scott Bridges, BizJournals, October 9, 2014
The Nation’s Largest Rooftop Farm Could Also Help Transform a Chicago Neighborhood. Lori Rotenberk, Civil Eats, October 20, 2014
Urban agriculture and its contribution to the food supply. Production Team, EFSNE, October 26, 2014
What the Doctor Ordered: Urban Farming. John Hanc, New York Times, November 6, 2014
Root of all evil: Vegetables in NYC gardens are ‘toxic. Gary Buiso, New York Post, November 16, 2014
- An Open Letter To The New York Post. East New York Farms.
Other
The Easy Way to Find Local Food – USDA Launches New Local Food Directories. Anne L. Alonzo, USDA, September 30, 2014
Local Food for the Military. Eva M. Clayton, New York Times, October 26, 2014
The disturbing ways that fast food chains disproportionately target black kids. Robert A. Ferdman, Washington Post, November 12, 2014
What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving? The Wampanoag Side of the Tale. Gale Courey Toensing, Indian Country Today, November 23, 2014
The Nation’s Largest Food Hub is Coming to Louisville, Kentucky. Anna Rohleder, Civil Eats, December 3, 2014
Abusing Chickens We Eat. Nikolas Kristof, New York Times, December 3, 2014
A Chef Predicts the Future of Food. Seamus Mullen, New York Times, December
Sustainable Food Funders Discuss Critical Issues with Policymakers. NSAC blog, December 19, 2014
Farmaceuticals: The Drugs Fed to Farm Animals and the Risk Posed to Humans. Multiple reporters, Reuters, ongoing investigation in multiple parts
