Karen Washington: How Food Shapes Our Communities
Karen Washington grew up in the Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. Her mom was a good cook, she had three meals…
Karen Washington grew up in the Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. Her mom was a good cook, she had three meals…
The following is an excerpt from From Plant to Planet: Nudge your way towards healthier, more sustainable food habits (2021, Plantier) by Vivienne Alexa Robinson and Poornima Luthra. Please note…
On October 20, 2021, the Behavioral Insights Team published a research paper (commissioned by the United Kingdom’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy) titled “Net Zero: principles for successful…
I had been working for almost 20 years as a leader in a New Thought church, and I believed my work made a meaningful contribution to humanity. I was overseeing…
…system and society to be more equitable and sustainable. Additionally, keep an eye out for a new educational program focused on food and sustainability that will be offered through our…
…over sustainability, market participation over social welfare, and ideologies of self-care over public health. Trade agreements negotiated to improve lives have sometimes failed, resulting in unintended consequences for people’s everyday…
The agricultural system is designed to provide for diets high in animal products. Nine in ten Americans consume meat regularly, and three in five agree that eating red meat is…
The United Nations biodiversity summit, known as COP15, ended in December 2022 with the nearly 200 participant nations pledging to protect at least 30% of Earth’s land and oceans for…
Industrial agriculture is turning the entire planet into a sacrifice zone, and we must act now to rectify the environmental impacts of food production. The term sacrifice zone was coined…
