The USDA is spending $4million to give farmers markets' technology to accept food stamps, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Thursday that would cut the budget for nutrition programs by $35.8 billion, and more food policy news. More
Here are the stories we're reading: researchers think they've found the cause of hive collapse, the current state of the food and beverage industries' relationship with Congress and the White House, and more food policy news. More
This week we're reading about new studies on food deserts, the farm bill undergoes further conversation and revision, and more. More
We're reading about: a new bill in California called the Homemade Food Act, the FDA's decision on the issue of antibiotics in livestock feed, and more food policy news. More
The food policy stories we're reading: Whole Foods will stop selling "red-rated" seafood items in store starting Earth Day (April 22), members of the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn are boycotting foods from Israel, and more. More
This short film was made in Immokalee, Florida, where one-third of the tomatoes in our grocery stores are grown. The Perennial Plate spent a day with Lupe Gonzalo, a tomato picker and organizer for CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers). The Coalition is fighting to change the way our country's tomato laborers are treated. More
The food policy headlines we're reading: no more pink slime in New York City school lunches, Walmart's green initiatives, and more. More
The food policy news stories we're reading: dairy farmers, "pink slime," and more. More
The stories we're reading: Campbell's announcement to start phasing out the BPA chemical lining of canned products, the NYC council's hearing to address restauranteurs' concerns over the food safety grading system, and more. More
The food policy news stories we're reading: the USDA's new tool "Know Your Farmer Compass" highlights local food initiatives, The Economist's look at the rapid worldwide depletion of fisheries, a seven-acre "edible forest" in Seattle, and more. More
