A Local School Food Victory in Massachusetts
by Alex Loud, leader of Slow Food Boston
For a number of years now, a host of organizations in Massachusetts have been pushing to reduce the amount of junk food being marketed in public schools…
Fixing School Lunch in America
by intern Christine Binder
Last month, I attended a meeting of parents at a Brooklyn public school. Janet Poppendieck, the author of Free for All: Fixing School Lunch in America, led a…
School lunch support from Congresswoman Nita Lowey
by Dr. Susan Rubin and Linda Viertel, chapter board members of Slow Food Westchester
When it comes to our food system, everyone has a different wake up call. For Congresswoman Nita Lowey, it…
Michelle Obama Launches Childhood Obesity Effort
by intern Julia Landau
Calling the childhood obesity epidemic “eminently solvable,” today the First Lady rolled out her plan to eradicate this serious health threat within one…
Livestock Odds and Ends
1. Biopic about Temple Grandin, humane slaughterhouse designer and generally fascinating person, stars Claire Danes and airs this weekend on HBO.
2. NAIS no longer a problem! Niiiiiiiice. “Faced…
Food safety updates and action items
Poop and salad: two great tastes that go great together? Bleccccch. Consumer Reports tested bagged leafy greens and found “bacteria that are common indicators of poor sanitation and fecal…