01/25/2024
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of January 24, 2024
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๐ก๐ฌ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข Interview With Maya Feller, Dietitian (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Farm Sanctuary Combats Factory Farming and Transforms Perspectives (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข ICYMI: Urban Agriculture: Federal, State and Local Policy Initiatives (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด
โข Who Is Helping to Feed the Cityโs Migrants? (Grub Street)
โข Proposed Budget Cuts to Parks Department Will Result in Youth, Forestry Programs Getting Timbered, Advocates Fear (AM New York)
โข Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a RaiseโAnd App Companies Are Punishing Us For It (City Limits)
โข New York Solid Waste Plan Calls for Disposal Surcharge, Expanded Food Diversion Requirements (Waste Dive)
โข Ex-White House Staffer May Avoid Charges in Alleged Hate Crime Assault on NYC Halal Cart Worker (Gothamist)
โข Hakim, Meet Hakeem: How a Young City Farmer Got to Know a Congressman (New York Times)
โข With a New Delivery Law, How Should You Tip? (Eater)
โข Clock Is Ticking for NYC Families: Millions in Pandemic Food Benefits May Expire Next Month (Chalkbeat)
โข Volunteer Shelters House More and More Migrants as City Cranks Up Evictions (The City)
โข 1 in 3 New Yorkers Live Near Mega-Warehouses. That Can Cause Serious Health Issues. (Gothamist)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข Turning Down Food Aid for Millions of Children Reflects Shocking Political Callousness (New York Times)
โข โWeโve All Lost Weightโ: The Desperate Struggle To Find Food in Gaza (Financial Times)
โข Chef Josรฉ Andrรฉs Announces Expanded $1,000,000 Commitment to DC Central Kitchen’s Innovative Healthy Corners Program (Fox 5 San Diego)
โข USDA Estimates 21 Million Kids Will Get Summer Food Benefits Through New Program in 2024 (AP)
โข Florida Rejects Summer Grocery Money Targeting Child Hunger (Politico)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต
โข Op-Ed | Sustainable Plates, Sustainable Cities: Urban Leaders Are Taking Climate Action with Transformative Food Policies (Food Tank)
โข Global Food Production at Risk As Rising Temperatures Threaten Farmersโ Physical Ability To Work, New Study Finds (Phys.org)
โข Empowering Municipalities for Climate-Resilient Food Security in Canada (Food Tank)
โข Your Community Garden May Not Be That Climate-Friendly. Hereโs How To Make It Better for the Environment (Fast Company)
โข VACS Is Going Back to Basics for a Climate Resilient Future (Food Tank)
๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข Parisโs Urban Forest Plan Takes a New Step Forward (Bloomberg)
โข Why Farmers Bear the Cost of a Rise in Border Crossings (Agriculture Dive)
โข How Coffee Farmers in Hawaii Fought Counterfeit Kona Beans (New York Times)
โข The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted (New York Times)
โข A Lab Error Just Upended Years of Work on the GMO American Chestnut Tree (Ambrook Research)
โข They Abducted a River in California. And Nobody Stopped Them. (New York Times)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ
โข Californiaโs Food Waste Is Declining, but More Is Filling Up Landfills (Axios)
โข Cellular Agriculture May Bring Hope in Reducing Food Waste and Environmental Impact (Food Tank)
โข To Cut Food Waste, Supermarkets Turn to AI to Sell Near-Expired Goods (Bloomberg)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐บ, ๐๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ
โข Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Extends USDA Funding to March (Agriculture Dive)
โข This Farm Bill Could Rein In Big Agricultureโs Lobbying Power (Civil Eats)
โข Gov. Hochul Announces $7.6m in Funding Through Round 2 of the NY Food for NY Families Program (Morning Ag Clips)
โข A Supreme Court Case That Protects the Environment, Health Care, and Food Safety Is at Risk (NPR)
โข The Fishermen Who Could End Federal Regulation as We Know It (New York Times)
โข Now Is the Time To Create a Robust Aquaculture Industry To Ensure Food Security and Support Our Economy (The Hill)
โข Stabenow Preps New Crop Insurance Proposal (Politico)
โข Hereโs Why The Caribbean Still Has No Warning Labels On Unhealthy Food (Forbes)
โข A โRevolutionaryโ Way to Feed the World Thatโs Very Old (New York Times)
โข US โCannot Report Reliable Informationโ on Foreign Farm Holdings, GAO Says (Agriculture Dive)
โข These State Lawmakers Are Collaborating on Policies That Support Regenerative Agriculture (Civil Eats)
โข How the Child Tax Credit Is Food Policy, Too (Food Fix)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข Deere Inks Deal Connecting Farm Equipment to SpaceX Satellites (Agriculture Dive)
โข Why Are Voters So Upset? Consider the Snickers Bar. (New York Times)
โข Food Producers Brace for Another Round of Arctic Chills (Agriculture Dive)
โข 5 Years In, How Does General Millsโ Regenerative Agriculture Commitment Measure Up? (GreenBiz)
โข When It Comes to Sustainable Eating, Americans Show a Gap Between Aspirations and Behaviors (Food Service Director)
โข 2023: The Year of Private Label Sets the Stage for 2024 (Food Institute)
โข Leftovers: Miller Lite Freshens Up Mint Aisle | Organic Valleyโs Latest Milk Is a No-Brainer (Food Dive)
โข The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now (New York Times)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข Aleph Farms Receives Green Light From Israel for Cultured Beef (Food Dive)
โข Mini-Robots Modeled on Insects May Be Smallest, Lightest, Fastest Ever Developed (Morning Ag Clips)
โข Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell Runs Forever (Morning Ag Clips)
โข 8 Notable Grocery Tech Updates From the National Retail Federationโs 2024 Show (Grocery Dive)
โข Urban Farming Has a Shockingly High Climate Cost โ Hereโs How Growers Can Bring Carbon Down, According to Scientists (Forbes)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ
โข This Group Has Helped Farmworkers Become Farm Owners for More Than 2 Decades (Civil Eats)
โข Prison Food Is a National Crisis. Sustainable Sourcing Could Be a Solution (Salon)
โข Unveiling the Revolutionary Role of Food in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement (Food Tank)
โข โLittle Peasantsโ Takes Audiences Behind the Closed Doors of a Workersโ Organizing Campaign (Food Tank)
๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ
โข More Concerning Than the Nanoplastics in Water Bottles Are the Chemicals on Them (Los Angeles Times)
โข Food Is Medicine Institute Urges US Healthcare System To Recognize the Power of Good Nutrition (Nutrition Insights)
โข CDC Expands Warning About Charcuterie Meat Trays as Salmonella Cases Double (Morning Ag Clips)
โข California Officials Warn People To Not Eat Raw Oysters From Mexico Which May Be Linked to Norovirus (Seattle Times)
โข Lead-Tainted Applesauce Exposes Food Safety Oversight Issues (PBS)
โข Did the Largest Pediatrician Group Miss the Mark on GMOs? (Mother Jones)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ (๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ Center For Food As Medicine)
โข What’s the Scoop on Greens Powder Supplements? (foodmedcenter.org)
โข Chrononutrition and CVD Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike (foodmedcenter.org)
โข How Might Tomatoes Provide Health Benefits? (Morning Ag Clips)
โข Can Prescriptions for Produce-Focused Meal Kits Fight Diabetes? (Civil Eats)
โข Culinary Medicine/Teaching Kitchens for Advancing Food Equity and Preventing Chronic Disease (International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention)
โข The Magic of Olive Oil, Fish and Other Healthy Fats (New York Times)
โข Food Systems and Planetary Health Nexus Elective: A Novel Approach to A Medical Education Imperative for the 21st Century (Challenges)
โข Cooking More Healthfully at Home Is Just What the Doctor Ordered (American Medical Association)
โข The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Launches New Article Series to Educate Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals on Nutrition (EurekAlert!)
๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐
โข The Center has created 59 Neighborhood Food Resource Guides. Click HERE to find your neighborhood
โข 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.
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โข Women Farmers and Community Well-Being Under Modeling Uncertainty (Applied Economics Perspective and Policy)
โข Trade Policy Reform, Retail Food Prices and Access to Healthy Diets Worldwide (World Development)
โข โโThe Effect of Discretionary Snack Consumption on Overall Energy Intake, Weight Status, and Diet Quality: A Systematic Review (Wiley)
โข Comparing the Carbon Footprints of Urban and Conventional Agriculture (Nature Cities)
โข Cancer Diagnoses After Recent Weight Loss (JAMA)
