Farm Bill Updates; Costco Updates It’s Pollinator Policy; Greenmarkets and Working Farms Brings Fresh Veg to Hospital Patients; Organics Helping Rural Regions Rebound

Posted on June 26, 2018

Last week, the House passed a farm bill that not only guts the already unsupported, income-based programs for working families, but also changes the process to establish organic standards thus undermines the integrity of what consumers have previously understood to … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #CAFO, #chlorpyrifos, #Civil Eats, #CostCo Updates It's Pollinator Policy;, #industrialized agriculture, #organic authority, #supply chain

Equity in the 2018 Farm Bill; Chemicals and Toxins in our Food Supply

Posted on April 10, 2018

Farm Bill 2018: Striving to Build Socio-economic Equity in our Food System As Congress moves forward with reauthorizing the farm bill, it is critical that the voices of farmers and food/farm advocates who are speaking up for racial equity and … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #chemical pesticide, #Civil Eats, #environmental health news, #glyphosate, #international agency of research cancer, #Monsanto, #united nation

USDA Increasing Opportunities for Farmers Across the Country; Fight for 2018 Farm Bill: Still Delayed; Overlapping Communities in Rural America

Posted on March 20, 2018

Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) Applicant Webinars Press release from the Agricultural Marketing Service: On March 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the availability of $27 million in grants to … Read More

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EPA Prioritizes Big Industries First; Puerto Rico’s Agricultural Sector Impacted by Maria, Melania Trump Says NO to GMO, Say What?

Posted on October 3, 2017

Scott Pruitt Putting Industry First… Let’s Not Turn a Blind Eye! “In the four months since he took office as the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Scott Pruitt has moved to undo, delay or otherwise block more than 30 environmental rules, … Read More

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Organic, Healthy Food In Schools; Compost Makes Energy and Money

Posted on March 7, 2017

Healthy, Organic Cereals Pave the Way for Good Food in Schools According to the Wall Street Journal, the nation’s childhood-obesity rates have tripled since the 1970s, and legislators are clashing over the effectiveness of recent federal rules mandating healthier fare … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #child development, #Civil Eats, #clean, #community, #compost, #energy, #food security, #food waste, #king, #Long Island, #new york, #NY Times, #public health, #vigliotti

Food Policy Keeps Up; Washington DC Food Tank Summit Inspires; NYC Bodegas Protest; EPA Reports Smudged; Biodiversity Improves Standards

Posted on February 13, 2017

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Civil Eats Describes Food Policy Today “With policy changes taking place at breakneck speed in Washington, there is no certainty with respect to laws that have made the U.S. food system safer, healthier, and more sustainable. The only certainty is that … Read More

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Expanding the Food Movement in Trump Era; Nutrition Planning 2017; Conflicts in Biotech is Pervasive; Cuomo Safeguarding Women’s Health and Continues Commitment to Off-Shore Wind; Groundbreaking Opportunities in Food System Overseas; SNAP is Right!

Posted on January 23, 2017

Expanding the Food Movement in the Trump Era by Civil Eats “The most important work we can do now is to resist the authoritarian assault on democracy, prevent global catastrophe, and nurture civil society (including the burgeoning alternative food economy), even … Read More

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iEat Green Attends the NYC Food Policy Breakfast @ Hunter; Upcoming Interview with Edie Feinstein from Brooklyn FoodWorks

Posted on August 31, 2016

Hi Everyone, This morning I woke up very early and joined the mad rush of cars heading into NYC on the Long Island Expressway. Why people do this everyday I can not imagine, but I was doing it for a … Read More

Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani Tagged with: #Brooklyn FoodWorks, #Charles Platkin, #Civil Eats, #communal shared kitchen, #Edie Feinstein, #Food and Enterprise Summit, #food incubator, #food system, #Hunter College, #Naomi Starkman, #NYC Food Policy, #Progressive Radio Network