Food Policy Watch (Hunter College) for the week of November 1, 2023

11/02/2023

Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of November 1, 2023
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• October 2023 Food Flash (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Interview With Liz Neumark, CEO of Great Performances and Founder of The Sylvia Center (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• ICYMI: The Farmlink Project Connects Excess Produce With Families in Need (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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Food As Medicine Summit: Treating Disease
Wednesday, November 15, 9:30AM – 2:30PM EST
This is a Virtual Event, and is Free to attend.
Registration is required.
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𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• How an 8-Acre Green Roof Atop the Javits Center Is Boosting NYC’s Biodiversity (Gothamist)
• Cultivating Urban Agriculture in New York City is the First Report Published by the Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture (NYC.gov)
• The Fuss About Fuchka: A Bengali Street Food’s N.Y. Origin Story (New York Times)
• Celebrity Chefs Help Serve Healthy Meals to NYC’s School Children (ABC7 New York)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
• Global Hunger Challenges Grow (Progressive Farmer)
• Tribes Are Building Food Sovereignty With Help From the Nation’s Largest Hunger-Relief Group (Civil Eats)
• New USDA Report Says Number of Kids in Food-Insecure Homes Has Jumped by 44% (North Country Public Radio)
• Lessons for the Food and Agriculture Sectors: Drawing Lessons From Global Health Amid the Current Food Crisis (Brookings Institution)
• Ukraine Says Its Black Sea Grain Corridor Is Working (US News)
• Another Public Health Crisis: 1 in 8 U.S. Households Struggle With Food Insecurity, Government Report Finds (CNBC)
• “Community Fridges” Address Hunger, Climate Change, and Human Dignity (Mother Jones)
• India Is Pushing the World Toward Another Rice Crisis (The Washington Post)
• G-7 Nations Back Strong Supply Chains for Energy and Food Despite Global Tensions (ABC)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺, 𝘈𝘨 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭
• GOP Lawmakers Move to Block New Animal Welfare Standards in Organic (Civil Eats)
• Gov. Hochul Announces 5-Million-Pound Milestone Reached Under Feeding New York State Program (Morning Ag Clips)
• Beyond the Buzzword: How DC Central Kitchen Makes Farm-To-School Work for Everyone (DC Central Kitchen)
• Farm Bill ‘Will Need an Extension’: Senate Ag Chair (Agriculture Dive)
• What the Expiration, and Likely Extension, of the 2018 Farm Bill Means for Food and Agriculture (National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition)
• NEJM Article: Supporting Climate, Health, and Equity Under the Farm Bill (Public Health Institute)
• WHO Wants To Shield Children From Harmful Food Marketing (Food Tank)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
• Climate Change To Drive Surge in Insects That Attack Almonds, Peaches, Walnuts (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• Why It’s Better for Your Health to Stop Wasting Food (Washington Post)
• More Than Half of Consumers Are ‘Climatarians’ and Show Concern for Environment, Tetra Pak Index Suggests (Food Navigator)
• Raising a Toast to Planet-Friendly Wine, Beer, and Spirits (Food Tank)
• Tackling Climate Change Through Prioritising Business Resilience (Poultry World)
• Eat Plants and Go Electric: How To Break Food TV’s Bad Climate Habits (The Guardian)
• New FoodPrint Report Exposes Shocking Impact of ‘Forever Chemicals’ on the Food System (Food Tank)

𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
• The Apple-Picking Apocalypse of Upstate New York (New York Times)
• They Fled City Jobs. Now, It’s Time for Farm Prom. (New York Times)
• Photo Essay: Montana Meat Producers Carve Their Own Paths (Civil Eats)
• Agronometrics in Charts: Mexico’s ‘Flor Loca’ Crop Fuels an Abundant Supply of Avocados to the U.S. (Fresh Fruit Portal)
• War Plunged Israel’s Agricultural Heartlands Into Crisis, Raising Fears for Its Farming Future (Morning Ag Clips)
• What Is the Best Sustainable and Ethical Chocolate? (Sierra Club)
• Agriculture Data Has a Missing Middle Problem (Forbes)
• UK Soil Ecologist Frank Ashwood Photographs Tiny Creatures on Australian Farms (ABC)
• Water Stewardship Will Be One of the Biggest Food Trends in 2024 (Forbes)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
• Wesson Enters Crowded Plant-Based Butter Aisle (Food Dive)
• BIPOC-Focused Food Business Incubator Program Offered at New Vancouver Multi-Use Building (Fox 12)
• Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like (New York Times)
• McDonald’s, Chipotle To Raise Menu Prices in California Next Year As Fast-Food Wages Rise to $20 (CNBC)
• The Great Orange Juice Trading Rally – And Why a Big Squeeze Could Lie Ahead (The Guardian)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
• ‘Eat It All, Like a Cherry Tomato’: How Edible Algae Packaging Is Helping Brands Ditch Plastic (Food Navigator)
• 12 Climate-Smart Technologies That Could Transform the Way We Grow Food (World Economic Forum)
• How Cultivated Meat Could Be the Key to Avoiding the Development of Antimicrobial Resistance (Food Navigator)
• Restaurant Demand Pushes Packaging Innovation (Franchise Times)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦
• A Tell-Tale Tragedy (FERN)
• Stateside Podcast: Chef Amanda Saab on Food Advocacy (NPR)
• Food Justice Advocates Didn’t Set Out To Save the Climate. Their Solutions Are Doing It Anyway (Grist)
• A Culinary Worker Strike Could Reshape the Nation’s Restaurants (Civil Eats)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
• TikTok’s Finest Lobsterman (NY Times)
• Home Cooking Falls to Pre-Pandemic Levels in North America (Axios)
• In His Debut Cookbook, TikTok-Famous Chef Jon Kung Digs Into Food and Identity (Detroit Metro Times)

𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩
• Onions Linked to Salmonella Outbreak That Has Sickened 73 People in 22 States (Morning Ag Clips)
• No, Drinking Diet Coke Won’t Kill You, but Experts Say There Are Several Good Reasons To Consider Cutting Back (Fortune)
• The History of the Drug-Laced Candy Myth — And the Real Halloween Killer (Washington Post)
• On a Diet of Ultra-Processed Food, a Doctor Gains Data — And Weight (KCRW)
• California Joins Multi-State Coalition Supporting Health Care for Immigrant Families (CBS)
• Broad Partnership Launches FDA Foods Coalition To Advocate for Redesign of Human Foods Program (Morning Ag Clips)
• Less Snacking, More Satisfaction: Some Foods Boost Levels of an Ozempic-Like Hormone (NPR)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 (𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 Center For Food As Medicine)
• Interview With Dr. Timothy Harlan, Culinary Medicine, Innovator (foodmedcenter.org)
• Yale New Haven Health Teaching Kitchen Spotlight (foodmedcenter.org)
• New York Bans Sales of Diet, Muscle Building Supplements to Minors (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
• Foods That Improve Brain Function and Mood (CNN)
• Should I Be Taking Supplements? Which Ones Experts Recommend (New York Times)
• Undernutrition Risk Is Independently Associated With Worsened Indicators of Hospital Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Patients (Hospital Practice)
• Fungi Used in Food Production Could Lead to New Probiotics (EurekAlert)

𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀
• The Center has created 59 Neighborhood Food Resource Guides. Click HERE to find your neighborhood.
• The Center’s guides have been updated by more than 300 volunteers who have spent thousands of hours making more than 200,000 calls to keep data up-to-date.

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
• Economic Impact Assessment of Public Incentives to Support Farm-To-School Food Purchases (Cornell University)
• New York State Food as Medicine Project: Executive Summary and Recommendations 2023 (NYS Food as Medicine Project)
• The State of Food Security and Nutrition and the World 2023 (Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations)
• Household Food Security in the United States in 2022 (USDA Economic Research Service)
• From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of US Food Waste Management Pathways (US Environmental Protection Agency)
• Capturing Youth Voices To Improve Food Policy: Applying Co-CREATE’s Dialogue Forum Tool in Ireland (European Journal of Public Health)
• Food Sovereignty as a Path to Health Equity for Indigenous Communities: Introduction to the Focus Issue (SOPHE)
• Plant the Future Respect Animals, Protect the Planet (Slow Food)
• Climate Change Exacerbates Nutrient Disparities From Seafood (Nature)

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