02/01/2024
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of January 31, 2024
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๐ก๐ฌ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข Hunts Point Food Distribution Center: A Critical Infrastructure for NY and US Food Systems (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Plants on Wheels Increases Access to Vegan Food (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข ICYMI: Interview With Max Lerner, Founder of GROW Externships (nycfoodpolicy.org)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด
โข New York City Set to Launch โDepartment of Sustainable Deliveryโ (Bloomberg)
โข Delivery Workers Fear Mayorโs Plan to Regulate Industry Could Lead To Criminalization (Documented)
โข Burritos, French Fries and Other Kid Faves Axed by Adams School Budget Cuts (The City)
โข Food and Drink to Return to Staten Island Ferry by 2025 (Daily News)
โข NYCโs Community Composting Cuts Are Putting Its Curbside Plan at Risk (Bloomberg)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข Commentary: The Hunger Emergency (Albany Times Union)
โข WIC Shortfall Could Leave 2 Million Women and Children Hungry (Civil Eats)
โข Gazaโs Food Crisis (New York Times)
โข For the Sake of Food-Insecure Americans, We Must Reduce Food Waste (The Hill)
โข In Photos: The Fight Against Food Deserts in the US South (Financial Times)
โข EJIโs Hunger Relief Program Recognized (Equal Justice Initiative)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต
โข Groundwater Depletion Accelerating in Many Parts of the World, Study Finds (Morning Ag Clips)
โข Move to Sustainable Food Systems Could Bring $10TN Benefits a Year, Study Finds (Guardian)
โข Devastating Drought in Amazon Result of Climate Crisis, Study Shows (The Guardian)
โข What Is Phosphorus and Why Are Concerns Mounting About Its Environmental Impact? (UN Environment Programme)
โข French Farmers Lay โSiegeโ to Paris in Growing Standoff (New York Times)
โข Mona Lisa: Protesters Throw Soup at da Vinci Painting (BBC)
โข The USDA Updated Its Gardening Map, but Downplays Connection to Climate Change (Civil Eats)
โข USDA Invests Approximately $11.5M in Composting and Food Waste Reduction (Morning Ag Clips)
๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข Worldโs Largest Database of Weeds Lets Scientists Peer Into the Past, and Future, of Global Agriculture (Morning Ag Clips)
โข Extending the Agriculture Workforce Development Program: Coloradoโs Bold Move to Secure the Future of Farming (Food Tank)
โข Defining Regenerative Agriculture Work Group Established (Morning Ag Clips)
โข Live Chick-Hatching in the Age of Plague (Ambrook Research)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐บ, ๐๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ
โข EU Tries to Soothe Farmersโ Anger as Protests Keep Spreading (Bloomberg)
โข Norway Salmon Farmers Slump After EU Antitrust Allegations (Bloomberg)
โข Purdue Economists Provide Forecast for 2024 Amid Farm Bill Uncertainties, Global Dynamics (Morning Ag Clips)
โข Op-Ed | The Inflation Reduction Act Invested in Rural America. Now, Those Funds May Be in Jeopardy (Food Tank)
โข States Revolt Over Food Additives (Food Fix)
โข US Government Employees Plan To Fast for Gaza in Protest Against Biden Policy (The Guardian)
โข Washington Leans Into Food as Medicine (Food Fix)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข The Promises and Problems of Buying Local (New York Times)
โข Biden Administration to Launch Instacart Partnership as Part of โFood Is Medicineโ Summit (The Hill)
โข Prisoners in the US Are Part of a Hidden Workforce Linked to Hundreds of Popular Food Brands (AP News)
โข Chef Josรฉ Andrรฉs on Cooking in Disaster Zones and Creating a Restaurant Empire (BBC)
โข Bridging the Divide Between Food Companiesโ Wants and Farmersโ Needs (Food Dive)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข Autonomous Tractors, Robot Milkers: How AI Is Transforming the Future of Farm Tech (Agriculture Dive)
โข Farm Solar Projects Get Millions of Dollars in USDA Funds (Agriculture Dive)
โข Regenerative Agriculture Sparks Venture Capital Interest (Financial Times)
โข Plant-Based Casein Maker Lands First Commercial Partner (Food Dive)
๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ
โข Illinois Wants To Ban Food Chemicals Found in Candy, Soda (CBS)
โข Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches Were Never Tested for Heavy Metals at Ecuador Plant, FDA Inspection Finds (CNN)
โข UK FSA Reports on Risks Posed by Labor Shortages to Food Safety, Security (Food Safety Magazine)
โข EU Parliamentโs Environmental Committee Supports Relaxing Rules on Genetically Modified Plants (AP News)
โข State Ag Brings Civil Action Against Amos Miller (Food Safety News)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ (๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ Center For Food As Medicine)
โข Which Foods and Supplements Boost the Immune System? (foodmedcenter.org)
โข Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike (foodmedcenter.org)
โข Targeted Scientific Research Projects To Demonstrate Effectiveness of โFood Is Medicineโ in Health Care (American Heart Association)
โข Harvard Nutritionist Says These Are the 4 Best Changes You Can Make to Your Diet for a Healthy Brain (CNBC)
โข Teaching Kitchen at Mass General Brigham Prescribes Patients Food As Medication (CBS)
โข ‘Food Equity Can’t Be a Side Gig’: How Food as Medicine is Becoming A Core Team Capability (MedCity News)
โข Food Subsidies for Medicare and Medicaid (Verywell Health)
โข FOODWISE (Fostering Optimal Outcomes through Dietary Wisdom, Integration, Spirituality, and Emotionality): A New Model of Integrative Culinary Medicine (Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine)
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.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
โข Participant Perspectives on the Impact of a School-Based, Experiential Food Education Program Across Childhood, Adolescence, and Young Adulthood (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
โข Participation in the US Department of Agricultureโs Summer Meal Programs: 2019โ2021 (The Journal of School Health)
โข The Economics of the Food System Transformation (The Food System Economics Commission)
โข In Support of Framing Food Identity Towards Pro-Environmental Food Choices Through Empirical Evidence (Quality & Quantity)
โข Does the Reference Period Matter When Evaluating the Effect of SNAP on Food Insecurity? (Wiley)
