(The Impossible Burger, prepared by Eat at Jumbo's, will be served. Be sure to come at the start to make sure you get one!) Have you heard of plant-based meat that bleeds? Current factory farming practices do not only raise health safety concerns but also many environmental concerns. Should the world population increase their meat consumption at […]
In his new book, Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups, long time food activist, Andy Fisher demonstrates the existence of a hunger industrial complex—the web of relationships between corporations and anti-hunger groups that perpetuate hunger rather than eliminate it. Big Hunger reveals the damage caused by this hunger-industrial complex to […]
The celebration is open to anyone from the Harvard community—from those who have worked in the region to those who are interested in learning more about it. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soft drinks will be served.
Please join us for a discussion with Benjamin Saulsberry, staff member at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, who will describe how the Center came to be and how it works to use storytelling as a means of healing past traumas while shaping new narratives in the community and society at large.
REGISTER ONLINE This panel is bringing together a top restaurant chain company (Panera), doctors, journalists, researchers, and non-profits to talk about the health impacts of antibiotic resistance. It will be covering how we misuse antibiotics in our food system and medical system and will discuss best practices for phasing routine antibiotic use out of major […]
November 9, 2017 | Museum of Science, Skyline Room, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114 Quietly but surely, the seeds of the next agricultural revolution are being planted. In the lab and on the farm, scientists, growers and entrepreneurs are posing the questions and tackling the challenges that go to the core of human existence: What […]
Monday, October 30 | 4:00PM-6:30PM Light hors d'oeuvre and reception to follow program Milstein West, in Wasserstein Hall, Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA 02138 Join The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, The Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Community Servings as we take an in-depth look at new […]
Food law and policy is one of the fastest growing areas of law, and Harvard Law School is at the forefront of this exciting field. From obesity to food waste to GMO labeling to agricultural subsidies, this field of law affects not only issues of everyday life but also some of the biggest social issues […]