Fall 2014 News Roundup
A collection of news and blog articles from September to December, 2014
Video: Nov 10 Food Waste briefing
Below is a recording from a CFF-sponsored Food Waste Funder Briefing that took place in November, 2014. The video starts with a backround on the issue of food waste in America by Sarah Vared of the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation, who was presenting from California...
Video: Nov 21st 400M Acres briefing
Below is a recording from a CFF-sponsored briefing that took place in November, 2014, called 400 Million Acres: Land Access, Ownership, and Stewardship.
NYT Magazine Food Issue
In October, The New York Times Magazine released it’s Food Issue. The highlights for us included a detailed account of the politics of school lunch, and an enjoyable video of 2nd graders eating a $220 tasting meal at the acclaimed restaurant Daniel. ...
NYC Food Forum Workshop on Equity
On October 10, 2014, 150 individuals from 100+ organizations came together to create a shared understanding of equity and explore ways to advance equity that will provide opportunity and benefits to all New York City residents.
Briefing – 400 Million Acres (Nov 21)
Today, we face an unprecedented inflection of farmland ownership, with 70% of farmland owned by those 65 and older. An estimated 400 million acres will change hands in the next 20 years. Join us for a funder briefing on the issue November 21, 2014, at Surdna Foundation