Happy Ag Day!

On this day, we celebrate agriculture’s abundance … and the subsidies that determine what is grown. As this cartoon, which is featured in Eat Drink Vote, reminds us, the small farmer is being overshadowed by big agricultural companies that influence how government subsidies are allocated. Here’s a link to the day’s events that have been […]

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Lethal But Legal

People familiar with Eat Drink Vote may also be interested in a new book by Nick Freudenberg, the director of Hunter College’s Food Policy Center. The book is Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption and Public Health. In this book, Freudenberg explores how profits and public health are dealt with in a variety of industries including […]

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Eat Drink Vote Wins Award from IACP

UPDATE: Eat Drink Vote was selected as the winner! We are pleased and appreciate the recognition. Thank you to the IACP. We are pleased to share that the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) has announced their list of 2014 Award Finalists and Eat Drink Vote is a Finalist for the category of “Food Matters.” […]

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Coming to a Mall Near You: Fresh Food!

While the passage of the food bill reminds us about the challenges of changing the food environment, it is nice to see how an entrepreneur can overcome the obstacles and marketing of the established food industry. Farmer’s Fridge, founded by Luke Sanders, is a fresh food “kiosk” in two Chicago locations with plans to expand. […]

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Fun new term: Food Swamp

We came across this term in a segment on NPR about the top health concerns of Latinos. It was coined by Alex Ortega, a public health researcher and professor of public health at UCLA, to describe areas where healthy food is hard to find. Ortega is one of several people involved in an interesting effort […]

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We’re Number 20! We’re Number 20!

If you’re reading this from outside the US, please excuse the national reference. This claim refers to how the US ranks in Oxfam’s compilation of how easy it is to get a balanced, nutritious diet. A nice synopsis of the report is found on NPR. Max Lawson, of Oxfam, is quoted on NPR as saying […]

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