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Originally published by Project NOSH on July 3, 2018. Written by Meagan McGinnes. It’s time to throw out the word “waste” when talking about food, according to specialty products and […]

Originally published by The Sacramento Bee on June 27, 2018. Written by Hannah Holzer. Brad Sims, 67, lived with chronic hepatitis C until, two years after a liver transplant in […]

Originally published by Waste Dive on June 28, 2018. Written by Cole Rosengren. The food waste movement is alive and well, experiencing rapid growth and continually attracting awareness, according to […]

Originally published by Waste Dive on June 27, 2018. Written by Cole Rosengren. While it may have been overshadowed by recycling commodity issues, and other big shifts in federal environmental […]

CBS 4 Boston interviewed Thomas McQuillan, Director of Food Service Sales and Sustainability at Baldor Specialty Foods, about the topic of food waste reduction. Watch the interview for mention of FLPC’s […]

NBC joined more than 350 attendees at the U.S. Food Waste Summit at Harvard Law School on June 26, 2018 to learn more about ways to reduce food waste. Watch their […]

Written by Kyla Kaplan for FBLE. The Senate released its draft of the 2018 Farm Bill on Friday, June 8th. This post analyzes how the Senate Farm Bill addresses FBLE’s […]

Originally published by Healio on June 25, 208. Written by Janel Miller. Attempts to eliminate the Affordable Care Act have taken a new turn. Nearly two dozen states or their […]

Written by Amy Hoover for FBLE. Senate Bill Misses Key Opportunities for Reform The Senate farm bill that advanced out of the Ag Committee on Wednesday, the Agriculture Improvement Act of […]

A new article from the Kitchn looks at 15 women who are changing our current food system, including FLPC director Emily Broad Leib.  Excerpt from the article:   The Woman Solving […]

Written by Hanh Nguyen, Whole Person Care Project Assistant. On March 7th, 2018, CHLPI, Farmworker Justice, and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, in conjunction with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ Health Task […]

With 40 percent of our food going to waste each year, costing billions of dollars and causing tremendous ecological harm in the process, preventing food waste and ensuring wholesome food […]

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