Clark Wolf is the host and organizer. The panel—on food and politics—includes me, talking about my memoir, Slow Cooked, An Unexpected Life in Food Politics; Chloe Sorvino, author of Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat; Alex Prud’homme, author of Dinner With The President: Food, Politics and the History of Breaking Bread at the White House; and Tanya Holland, author of Tanya Holland’s California Soul. Free, but register here. It starts at 5:00 p.m. and lasts one hour.
by Marion Nestle
Nov
30
2017
Policy wonks: Here’s USDA’s latest introduction to global trade
The USDA has a new report out on global trade.
It’s full of facts and figures about what foods we export and import, how the trade agreements and tariffs work, and how food aid works. Here’s who we gets worldwide food aid:
And here’s why our food safety system is so important to protect:
If your eyes glaze over whenever you read anything about NAFTA or any other trade agreement, this is a good place to start understanding the issues.