by Adam Liebowitz | Dec 22, 2014 | Literature, Resources
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene partnered with the CUNY School of Public Health create the Health Equity Project, an intervention aimed at increasing the capacity of urban youth to identify and take action to reduce food-related health disparities.
by Adam Liebowitz | Dec 17, 2014 | Literature
For decades it has been nearly universal dogma among environmentalists and health advocates that cattle and beef are public enemy number one. But is the matter really so clear cut? Hardly, argues environmental lawyer turned rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman in her new...
by Adam Liebowitz | Dec 11, 2014 | Literature
Across the country, fracking—the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing—is being touted as the nation’s answer to energy independence and a fix for a flagging economy. Drilling companies assure us that the process is safe, politicians push through drilling...
by Adam Liebowitz | Nov 24, 2014 | Films & Video, Past Events
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...
by Adam Liebowitz | Nov 22, 2014 | Films & Video, Past Events
Below is a recording from a CFF-sponsored briefing that took place in November, 2014, called 400 Million Acres: Land Access, Ownership, and Stewardship.
by Adam Liebowitz | Nov 14, 2014 | Resources
On October 10th, the NYC Food Forum held a workshop titled, “Why Equity Matters to NYC and Our Food System.” 150 individuals from 100+ organizations came together to create a shared understanding of equity and explore ways to advance equity that will...
