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How Our Food System Affects Public Health

At the core of many of the public health issues in the food system is their connection to social and environmental justice and their disproportionate impact on marginalized populations at every level of the … See more

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Making Sense of Food

WEBThe FoodPrint of Beef. Despite slightly declining beef consumption rates in this country, beef is still what’s for dinner in many American households. —The FoodPrint of Beef. …

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How Our Food System Affects Personal Health

WEBPastured eggs are also much more nutritious: they have been shown to have twice as much vitamin E and total omega-3 fatty acids as eggs from commercially …

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How Food and the Environment are Connected

WEBKey Facts. Industrial agriculture harms the environment through pollution of air, soil and water. Air emissions from livestock operations make up 14.5 percent of global …

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What Is Food Justice and Why Is It Necessary

WEBFood justice is a holistic and structural view of the food system that sees healthy food as a human right and addresses structural barriers to that right. The …

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Food Waste Is a Massive Problem—Here's Why

WEBAmerica wastes roughly 40 percent of its food. 1 Of the estimated 125 to 160 billion pounds of food that goes to waste every year, much of it is perfectly edible and …

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Food Packaging is Bad for the Environment

WEBMaryland became the first state to prohibit restaurants, cafes, food trucks and supermarkets from packaging foods in foam containers. Several cities, from New York …

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Hospitals Look to Sustainable Food for Better Outcomes

WEBHCWH looks at the impact of the health care sector on the community, economy and environment and works with hospitals to adopt more sustainable practices …

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The FoodPrint of Dairy

WEBSheep and goat cheese are increasingly popular in the US. The goat milk market is steadily growing too, expected to reach revenues of $15 billion worldwide by 2024. 129 Dairy …

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Hunger and Food Insecurity

WEBDefining Hunger and Food Insecurity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food security as “access by all people at all times to enough food for an …

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Jobs in Food Sustainability Are Out There

WEBPublic Health Jobs in Food Sustainability. All aspects of our health system are affected by the food system, which means that talking about the food we eat is a large …

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Pesticides in Our Food System

WEBPesticides in Our Food System. Insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, collectively known as pesticides, are chemicals that are used in agricultural pest control. …

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Meet Severine von Tscharner Fleming of The Greenhorns

WEBFor young farmers nationwide, Severine von Tscharner Fleming is a fearless leader. A farmer, activist and organizer based in the Hudson Valley, New York, Severine …

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The Negative Impacts of Food Packaging

WEBFoodPrint’s latest report, The FoodPrint of Food Packaging, takes a deep dive into these twin issues: how food packaging is bad for both the planet and human …

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Farm Animal Welfare in the Industrial System

WEBA 2023 survey commissioned by the ASPCA found that 79 percent of Americans are are concerned about the impact of factory farming on animal welfare, …

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Soil Health is Affected by Industrial Agriculture

WEBSoil health is the most important foundation of a healthy farm ecosystem. Yet most of the common farming techniques employed in industrial crop production, …

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Raising Animals Sustainably on Pasture

WEBAs is the case with many “alternative” food sectors, such as organic and local, in the last several years, pastured livestock production and demand is growing …

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The Environmental Impact of Food Packaging

WEBThe Impacts of Packaging on the Environment. Unfortunately, most packaging is designed as single-use, and is typically thrown away rather than reused or …

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In the Field with Farmer Kendra Ellis from East New York Farms

WEBIn the Field is a series we’ll be running throughout the 2017 farming season, interviewing a diverse group of farmers around the country about what growing food …

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Teflon Pan Safety: What You Need to Know

WEBTeflon (it’s actually a brand name; the company did not respond to requests for comment.) is a polymer that was a marvel of 1930s chemical science; it’s so …

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