Journal Symposium – Law and Food Systems: Institutional Pathways toward a New Paradigm? An opportunity for academic innovators to dialog with food industry stakeholders, this day-long Symposium will feature presentations of articles focusing on insights into the challenges and potential solutions for creating a food regulatory regime that is more responsive to the realities on […]
Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. Specializing in clinical nutrition, he currently serves as the public health director at the Humane Society of the United States. Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts […]
In September 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first ever domestic goal to reduce food loss and waste by half by the year 2030 and are seeking to work with public and private partners to take action and make this happen over the next 14 years. The Harvard Food […]
The 2016 Summit will be held September 30th to October 2nd at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. This year’s Summit will build on the success of last year’s and feature many of the same elements. Participants will: → deepen their understanding of key food law and policy issues; → hear from advocates, […]
Food Matters: Innovative Strategies for an Equitable and Sustainable Food System Tuesday, April 26 | 4:30 – 6:30 PM Barat House, Boston College Law School RSVP by Thursday, April 21 to rappaport@bc.edu Celebrate the end of the semester with delicious food and dialogue with dynamic leaders in the emerging field of food policy. The Rappaport Center for […]
Addressing Disparities in Food and Health Policy to Achieve Social Justice Monday, March 28th, 12:00-1:30pm (Non-pizza lunch provided) WCC 3130, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Suite, Harvard Law School Equitable access to food and health is essential to achieving social justice. Join the Health Law and Policy Clinic and the Food Law and […]
March 25th and 26th, 2016 Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA A collaboration of the Harvard Food Law Society and Food Literacy Project REGISTER NOW (Early bird rates through February 25th.) This year’s Just Food? conference will examine the relationship between people and land, primarily through agriculture and food. Conference events will explore the legal, moral, policy, health, […]
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 12:00-1:00PM Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Room TBD Come join Harvard Law School’s Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs for lunch and to learn about working at the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation. More details to come.
Thursday, February 11, 2016 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Lunch will be served) Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, WCC 3016 The Food and Drug Administration does not know what is in our food. Wait, what? Learn the story of how a loophole in the oversight of food additives has overtaken the law with Laura MacCleery and bring along […]
Monday, February 8 | 12:00PM -1:00PM |Wasserstein Hall, WCC B015 Campesinas’ Reflections is a talk by female farmworkers and members of the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. The campesinas scheduled to speak are Dolores Bustamante, Hormis Bedolla, and Beatriz Gatica. They will speak about: The people who labor to produce our food are essential to our daily lives yet rarely even considered; […]