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Find out how the CLF is engaged in positive food systems change.
Food Policy & Governance, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Equity
Food Councils Convene Nationally to Transform Food Systems
The first-ever national convening of food policy councils drew 500 participants and featured statements by US Sen. Debbie Stabenow and US Rep. Sharice Davids.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity
Addressing Disease with Food Access for All
With an MPH Concentration in Food Systems, Susan Kornacki is using a multidisciplinary approach to pave the way for healthy food access for all.
Food Animal Production, Strengthening Food System Resilience, Seafood & the Food System
Aquaculture Adapts to Covid-19 Challenges
Aquaculture operations are adapting to uncertainty, increased costs, and safety concerns posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Food Animal Production, Seafood & the Food System, Food Policy & Governance
Different Datasets, Different Stories: A Seafood Study Illuminates Blind Spots
A new study provides a critical update to long-held assumptions about US seafood consumption.
Food Policy & Governance, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Gauging Federal Support for Veggie Scripts
How did veggie scripts pique the interest of federal Farm Bill policymakers?
Strengthening Food System Resilience, Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity
Emergency Covid Food Policies: Can They Become Permanent Reform?
Emergency food security funding could lead to more lasting, broad-reaching reform once life returns to normal.
Strengthening Food System Resilience, Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity
Food Security in the Time of Covid: It’s Not Charity, It’s Justice
The pandemic is new to us, but the virus is drawing our attention to long-existing problems in our food systems, and exacerbating them.
Food Animal Production, Food Policy & Governance, Food Systems & Climate Change
CLF Supports Maryland Food Policy Legislation
CLF testified in Annapolis on several bills supporting local farmers, climate change mitigation, and more.
Food Equity, Food Policy & Governance
How the Food Sovereignty Movement Is Reflected in USDA Data
Who grows what in the United States?
Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity
Controversies around Farm Workforce Modernization Act
The bipartisan bill intended to support both farmers and migrant workers is being evaluated critically by farmworker advocacy groups.