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Falling Princesses & Rising Obesity3 comments

mazoned wrote 4 days ago: Courtesy Dina Goldstein / JPG Vancouver photographer Dina Goldstein’s photo exhibit-in-progres … more →

Tags: Food for Thought, Hunger in the Media, Fast Food, jan perry, Nutrition, obesity

Gross inequality in access to healthy food

taliawhyte wrote 2 weeks ago: By Talia Whyte The Grio Access to healthy food is one of those issues that anyone – no matter … more →

Tags: Environmental Racism, Food Justice, food inc

Food Deserts or Food Swamps?4 comments

Micah wrote 3 weeks ago: Ezra Klein, a health policy blogger for the Washington Post, links to a new report from the Food and … more →

Tags: health, Food and Nutrition

New Oases in the Food Desert1 comment

Micah wrote 1 month ago: The New York Times reports on that city’s efforts to bring fresh produce to so-called “f … more →

Tags: health, Food and Nutrition, NYC

Justice vs. Just Enough

mark vallianatos wrote 1 month ago: Blogging in the New York Times, Mark Bittman argues that real food can be cheaper than junk food,  a … more →

Tags: Food Justice, cooking, Thrifty Food Plan

Bringing Healthful Foods to Low-Income DC Neighborhoods2 comments

kathrynbaer wrote 2 months ago: Obesity cuts across all income levels, but low-income people face particular risks. One, of course, … more →

Tags: Food & Nutrition, Reports, District of Columbia, washington dc, DC, obesity, Low-Income, Healthful, healthy

New paper: Availability of healthy foods may decrease hypertension

mariosmall wrote 3 months ago: “Neighborhood Characteristics and Hypertension,” authored by Mahasin Mujahid and others, … more →

Tags: Amenities, Grocery Stores, health, hypertension, Neighborhoods, Supermarkets

Room to Grow: Participatory Landscapes and Urban Agriculture

shadowphenyx wrote 4 months ago: Room to Grow: Participatory Landscapes and Urban Agriculture at New York University — City Farmer N … more →

Tags: Food, Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Environment / Sustainability, Urban Design, Food sovereignty, Food Security, development, Policy

Room to Grow: Participatory Landscapes and Urban Agriculture Urban Agriculture at New York University — City Farmer News1 comment

shadowphenyx wrote 4 months ago: Room to Grow: Participatory Landscapes and Urban Agriculture at New York University — City Farmer N … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Food, Food Security, Food sovereignty, Urban Agriculture, Urban Design, Bylaws, Canada

New paper finds that fast food restaurants in neighborhood may increase child obesity

mariosmall wrote 5 months ago: “The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity,” by Janet Currie and her colleagues, wa … more →

Tags: What to Read, Neighborhoods, Amenities, obesity

HM&F in The Gambit!

hollygrovemarketandfarm wrote 5 months ago: Check out this week’s great article in The Gambit about Hollygrove Market & Farm! It is av … more →

Tags: community food security, local food, Your Community, health

Clifton housing development; Councillor talks bollocks 3 comments

nottgirl wrote 6 months ago:  ” ..Cllr Ian Malcolm in the Evening Post. He’s saying that the proposed development of … more →

Tags: "Nottingham City Council", Nottingham, Clifton, Cllr Ian Malcolm, Rushcliffe development

Alan Hunt '03 brings synergy to food policy

Doug Hubley wrote 6 months ago: Alan Hunt '03 at a California farmers market in March 2008. Alan Hunt ‘03 tells a story ab … more →

Tags: Alumni and friends, sustainability, Environmental Studies program, Alan Hunt, Northeast Midwest Institute, food policy, Bates Contemplates Food, Farm Bill

HM&F on Steppin' Out!

hollygrovemarketandfarm wrote 6 months ago: If you have some extra moments at your desk today, check out the great segment on last week’s … more →

Tags: community food security, local food, organic food

Hollygrove Market & Farm in the Times-Picayune!!

hollygrovemarketandfarm wrote 7 months ago: This past Saturday the Times-Picayune featured a great article about the Hollygrove Market & Far … more →

Tags: community food security, local food

More than you ever wanted to know about stray shopping carts2 comments

curiousfeet wrote 7 months ago: …can be found at The Stray Shopping Cart Project. Like the ghetto palm, stray shopping carts a … more →

Tags: shopping carts, Scrapping

Study finds Chicago low-income black neighborhoods lack supermarkets

mariosmall wrote 8 months ago: Daniel Block, Noel Chavez, and Judy Birgen find that low-income black neighborhoods in Chicago citie … more →

Tags: Amenities, Neighborhoods, organizational density, Supermarkets, What to Read

Food Deserts in Canadian Cities1 comment

epimetheus wrote 8 months ago: On CBC Radio’s The Point this afternoon, they are talking about urban grocery stores and it wa … more →

Tags: Canada, Urban Issues, Accessibility, Grocery Stores, Mobility, Public Transit, St. Catharines, Supermarkets

Your veggies delivered

Ari wrote 1 year ago: Click here for an inspiring piece from CNN on how fruits and vegetables are now being delivered to p … more →

Tags: health, Food Delivery, Fruit, NY, Troy, Vegetables, Veggie Mobile


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