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Bananas for Mother’s Day

Flowers are traditional, yes, but this Mother’s Day I am thinking about bananas. Specifically, the plan to grow iron fortified bananas in India.This plan, predictably, is being met with resistan… more →

Thought + Food

Thoughts on being a nutritionist

Vanessa B wrote 1 week ago: I’m not a nutritionist but it is something I’ve thought about. Then I imagine the day in … more →

Tags: About Me, daily habits, food awareness, Nutrition, dietary changes

Bananas for Mother's Day

applpy wrote 1 week ago: Flowers are traditional, yes, but this Mother’s Day I am thinking about bananas. Specifically, … more →

Tags: climate change, farm technology, Food Choices, food policy, Food Security, Hunger, India, Nutrition, Climate change

a Book & a Documentary

Vanessa B wrote 2 weeks ago: Must-read Unfortunately I’ve only found e-books of this.  If you have a Kindle, download it fo … more →

Tags: Books, Documentaries, Products, ethical eating, food awareness, Food Matters, Sexy Superfoods, Hungry for Change, Food in the Media

Zucchini as a Gateway Drug: Cultivating food security in Iowa through gardening

foodanthro wrote 3 weeks ago: Elizabeth Danforth Richey, PhD, MPH and Angie Tagtow MS, LD, RD Iowa Food Systems Council, info@cult … more →

Tags: Agriculture, anthropology, Economics, farming, food pantries, Food Security, gardening, Markets, Methods

The Price of Fear

applpy wrote 3 weeks ago: An interesting piece on the price we pay for our fears, in The European Magazine. This question is c … more →

Tags: Food Choices, Food & Fun, Food Safety, Food Security, Green, Hunger, Living, Nutrition, food decisions

Connecting Students with Real Food and Real Farmers

foodanthro wrote 1 month ago: By Kellen Gilbert, David Burley, Bonnie May, Timothy McCarthy, Sole Sanchez, Erica Dickerson, Danate … more →

Tags: Agriculture, anthropology, Culture, Economics, farming, food studies, Markets, sustainability, Anthropology

Solving the World Food Crisis

foodanthro wrote 1 month ago: SCIENTIFIC, SPIRITUAL, AND MORAL CHALLENGES IN SOLVING THE WORLD FOOD CRISIS THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGI … more →

Tags: anthropology, Call for Papers, Culture, Economics, farming, food policy, Food Security, food studies, foodways

Top 5 Feel-Good Snacks — 1 comment

Vanessa B wrote 1 month ago: Keep these easy food options in your life. I chose them for their health punch and for the ease with … more →

Tags: Recipes, sweets, daily habits, breakfast, fresh juice, work snacks, work lunch, food awareness, healthy snacks

Real Food Rules — 1 comment

Vanessa B wrote 2 months ago: Real food will not make you feel heavy and sluggish or unable to focus and slow to respond. Real foo … more →

Tags: daily habits, ethical eating, food awareness, vegetarian, why eat vegetarian

CFP: Desert Foods and Food Deserts: Scarcity, Survival and Imagination

foodanthro wrote 2 months ago: Desert Foods and Food Deserts: Scarcity, Survival and Imagination International Conference 19 – 21 N … more →

Tags: anthropology, Call for Papers, CFP, food deserts, food studies, Heritage, History, Indigenous people, Israel

Must-See Documentaries — 8 comments

Vanessa B wrote 2 months ago: Spend an hour or two having your eyes opened by these documentaries (you can find them all on Netfli … more →

Tags: Books, Documentaries, Products, ethical eating, food awareness, vegetarian, Michael Pollan, Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, food documentaries, food inc

The Real Price of Food

applpy wrote 2 months ago: Looking back on grocery budgets for a few years , you might notice that almost all the items cost mo … more →

Tags: Food Security, Price Rise, Food Justice, Hunger, Living

Michelle Obama: Big Business, The Food Industry, and the People

Food Literacy Project wrote 2 months ago: This article was contributed by Jasmine Omeke ’14. Jasmine is an FLP rep studying abroad in Be … more →

Tags: Community, FLP on food, Food, Sequester, Michelle, obama, Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal, Big Business

How will the looming sequester exasperate food deserts?

Food Literacy Project wrote 2 months ago: This article was contributed by Jasmine Omeke ’14. Jasmine is an FLP rep studying abroad in Be … more →

Tags: Community, FLP on food, Food Literacy Project, food policy, Agriculture, Food Politics, Sequester, Food Desert, Let's Move campaign

Fish and Ships: Exploring Seascapes and Engagements in Seafood Politics; a AAA 2013 panel!

foodanthro wrote 2 months ago: Organizers: Shingo Hamada (Indiana University) and Lillian Brown (Indiana University) This session e … more →

Tags: Call for Papers, food policy, anthropology, Fish, AAA 2013 Chicago, CFP, Anthropology, AAA meeting, Conference

Is the "Rice Revolution" for Real?

applpy wrote 2 months ago: This week, the media was full of reports about a “rice revolution ” in India. The trail … more →

Tags: food policy, Food Safety, Food Security, Green, climate change, farm technology, food security, Food Safety, Climate change

Poverty & Nutrition

Vanessa B wrote 3 months ago: Agricultural subsidies are a major factor in determining what people eat.  What does this mean and h … more →

Tags: Food and Ag Policy, ethical eating, food awareness, Agriculture, Subsidies, cost of corn, US PIRG, Apples to Twinkies, Mayor Bloomberg Big Gulp

AAA Panel CFP! Eating in the City: Foodways, Publics, and Urban Transformation — 1 comment

foodanthro wrote 3 months ago: Eating has become a provocative and political element of urban contestation.  Through food, publics … more →

Tags: Call for Papers, food policy, Food Security, anthropology, food studies, AAA 2013 Chicago, CFP, Urban, city

The Race to Grab Farmland

applpy wrote 3 months ago: “But land is land, and it’s safer than the stocks and bonds of Wall Street swindlers. … more →

Tags: food policy, Food Security, Green, climate change, Food Justice, farm technology, Hunger, Living, Food Choices


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