Jan 26, 2021
When the food industry promises to police itself and pledges to improve nutrition in public health, can it be trusted to make meaningful change or must government mandate those changes? Our two guests today have done groundbreaking work to help address this very question. Dr. Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Global Food...
Jan 19, 2021
In a recently released January 2021, paper, scientists urge global policy makers and funders, to think of fish as a solution to food insecurity and malnutrition, not just as a natural resource, that provides income and livelihoods. The research team argues that fish can play a larger role in addressing global hunger...
Jan 14, 2021
In today's episode, we're digging into the Good Food Zone Policy that will be implemented in Los Angeles, California. The goal is to expand access to healthy food in neighborhoods considered food deserts and to create economic opportunity and jobs for residents living on low incomes. If you follow food policy work,...
Jan 12, 2021
Food justice is a term heard more and more. Captured in that term is a view of how historical factors have shaped inequity in food systems, and powerful ideas for addressing issues such as food security, obesity, and the welfare of farmers. Listen in to a discussion with well-known author Adrian Miller, a very...
Jan 7, 2021
Two commonly known words “soul” and “food” capture so much meaning. There are the foods themselves--wonderfully diverse and prepared in homes, churches and restaurants--but there's so much more to this.There's a history, a culture, religion and the blending of cuisines from surprising places according to...