Food Politics

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Agricultural law Keeps up on national and international farm and agricultural policy in an especially thoughtful way.
Agriculture and public health: connections The Center for Liveable Future (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) links research on agriculture to public health.
American Cancer Society FAQs Sensible answers to lots of questions about nutrition and health
Appetite for Profit Michele Simon comments on food politics.
Atlantic Monthly food Corby Kummer edits this online food magazine to which I, and many others, occasionally contribute.
Center for Ecoliteracy Good source for guides to creating better school lunches and sustainability
Center for Science in the Public Interest Advocates to improve policies in nutrition and health; publishes Nutrition Action Healthletter
City Fruit Anything you want to know about growing and finding fruit in urban neighborhoods.
Class action lawsuits Bill Marler, a lawyer who has handled food safety cases for years, writes a blog on current food safety scandals.
Community Food Security Coalition Coalition of 325 groups advocating for food security in local communities
Congress.org Here’s how to contact your congressional representatives
Culinate.com A collection of pieces on food and cooking and the interesting people who do it.
David Katz, MD Dr. Katz’s thoughtful comments about many issues in nutrition and health. Click on Articles.
Eating Liberally Free yourself from the fossil fuel food chain.
Environmental Working Group Reports on pesticides and toxic contaminants in food
Farmers Markets, U.S. Locates farmers’ markets in communities throughout the U.S.
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition What the FDA does about food (as opposed to drugs and devices)
Food and Drink Examiner Eric Burkitt writes thoughtfully about food safety and other key issues.
Food and Water Watch Advocates for public control of food and water
Food Times Links to current news articles about anything having to do with food systems, from agriculture to health.
Fork and Bottle Entertaining discussions of everything having to do with food in the Napa Valley.
Grist on food Tom Philpott writes about an especially interesting range of food topics.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Reports on issues related to family farms and rural communties
Integrity in Science Watch Merrill Goozner of Center for Science in the Public Interest maintains a data base of scientists’ ties to food and other industries.
Kitchen Kid’s Growing up Gourmet A blog for kids learning to cook from a cooking school in Los Angeles (it sounds like fun).
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State Alternatives to industrial agriculture
Local food guides Want to find locally grown food wherever you are? Here’s how.
Mark Bittman’s blog The New York Times food writer always has something interesting to say.
Meat & Poultry Easy way to keep up with recalls and industry gossip.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Advocates for sustainable fisheries; produces guides to fish choices
MyFoodRecruiter.com Posts job openings in the food and beverage industry.
Organic Consumers Association Subscribe to Organic Bytes to keep up with rules, regulations, research, and controversies over organic foods
Pet Connection This is the site that tracked the 2007 pet food recalls so diligently. It’s worth reading for intelligent views on the care and feeding of pets.
Rudd Center at Yale Kelly Brownell directs this Center, which is devoted to producing first-class research on obesity prevention.
School food: Chef Bobo Manhattan’s Calhoun School runs an exemplary school lunch program, thanks to Chef Bobo. Here’s how he pulls off this miracle.
Slow Food Promotes good, clean, fair (slow) food
Small Bites Andy Bellatti answers a long list of questions about nutrition
The Climate Project Everything you want to know about reversing climate change.
The Ethicurean Good source for current media accounts of food issues
U.S. Food Policy (Parke Wilde) U.S. food policy and economics from a public interest perspective.
USDA Briefing Rooms Short summaries of information on U.S. agriculture
USDA Food Availability Data Per capita data on availability (production, less exports, plus imports) of foods and commodities
USDA Tables of Food Composition Authoritative source for nutrient composition of food
Wild Green Yonder A blog about grassroots urban sustainability, alternative economics, and ecological design.

by Marion Nestle

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