Center for a Livable Future
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future—working toward a healthy, equitable, resilient food system from within the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering in the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Stories and Viewpoints
Attorney and Scientist Paul Locke: Can We Respect Animals?
Professor Paul Locke believes that when it comes to how we treat animals, especially food animals, we have a cognitive dissonance problem.
Food Trends for 2026 Focus on Fiber-Maxxing, Global Foods, and More
Food trends for 2026 will usher in higher consumption of protein, fiber, black sesame, hojicha, and more.
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The NYT's Pro-Big Ag Pundit Gets It Right on Manure, But Misses the Mark on Herbicides
A high-profile journalist defends glyphosate, but CLF researchers methodically debunk his claims that growing crops with the chemical is not dangerous.
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The FPN Project: 12 Years of Democracy in Action
After 12 years of growth and success, CLF’s Food Policy Networks project is transitioning to become an independent entity.
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CLF-Lerner Fellowships
Established in 2003, the goal of the Center for a Livable Future-Lerner Fellowship Program is to support doctoral students at the Johns Hopkins University.
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FoodSpan
A downloadable curriculum that provides high school teachers with lesson plans relating to food system issues.
Free Online Courses
“An Introduction to the US Food System: Perspectives from Public Health,” offered through the University’s partnership with Coursera.