The social and cultural responsibilities of celebrity chefs and why their advocacy is so important: foodinstitute.gwu.edu/2018/0…
Why "transparency" is the new buzz word when it comes to our food: foodinstitute.gwu.edu/2018/0…
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DHS ads about SNAP fraud are not reflective of DC's values. Read why: foodinstitute.gwu.edu/2018/0…
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Food Scarcity Awareness Panel on Monday! gwhatchet.com/2018/04/10/foo…
Did you know that there are places in the city where people must travel miles for access to healthy food? Join us at our Food Scarcity Awareness Panel today at 7:30 PM in the Marvin Amphitheater to see what you can do about food scarcity in your community!
Tune in to the livestream of @planet_forward today! Compelling stories to help move the planet forward! facebook.com/planetforward.o…
We were very excited to see our faculty member & friend @chefjoseandres sharing the Oscars stage last night with so many amazing activists including @DoloresHuerta of @UFWupdates. variety.com/2018/film/news/o…
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The use of diverse and heirloom seeds has to become the standard - from @beefsteak Chief of Produce #FoodTank
Now #FoodTank Panelist @DanBSimons of @FoundingFarmers wants to start a movement to get plastic straws out of our food system and #StopSucking through policy.
How can it make sense for a farmer trying to get a fair price and the consumer struggling every day? Great question from Mailee Walker of the Claneil Foundation on the #FoodTank
"The path towards better food is a process" #FoodTank panelist @MOMsOrganicMrkt founder & CEO Scott Nash
Speaking of which...check out our latest blog celebrating Black History Month in food and highlighting some of the (many) amazing black food activists, authors, chefs, farmers, scholars, policymakers, etc - goo.gl/nFs2P2
"It's not about bringing more people in, it's about redefining what 'in' means...we need to show up for the diverse advocates that are already doing work in the good food movement" Thank you @cecilyupton of @foodcorps on the #FoodTank panel
"We all eat and every animal & every human relies on soil." from #FoodTank panelist Lauren Frances Tucker of @kissthegroundCA. We agree, soil health is incredibly important!
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Sarah Sem, former president of The Store GW, talking about GW's current dining plan at #FoodTank - check out our student fellows' GW Dining Report goo.gl/Voktqp
Excited to see #FoodTank @tambraraye of @IamWANDAorg on the next (all women) panel - "How do we heal a meal? We can't separate the meal from the women behind it." #womenwhofarm
Hearing from Violet King of @DOLDC at #FoodTank "I got involved in the food system because I know what it's like to be a mother and have limited access to healthy food"
"One of the challenges for brown & black people in food & agriculture is access to education and opportunities" #FoodTank panelist & urban farmer Myeasha Taylor of @DOLDC
"Besides the impacts of climate change affecting the island of Jamaica, we need institutional support for our farmers" - #FoodTank panelist @ATBirthwright from @UWIMona
One of the biggest farming challenge according to Farmer-Member of @OrganicValley & #FoodTank panelist @ezweber? A sustainable living wage. "Farming is our passion and our livelihood. It's not a hobby."