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This year, there were a few well-attended civil society talks focused on animal consumption and climate change.

Meatless Monday began in 2003 with former ad man turned health advocate Sid Lerner and CLF founder Bob Lawrence.

In the Spanish communities of Los Rosales and San Cristobal in Madrid, Photovoice Villaverde worked with Heart Healthy Hoods to bring together 24 residents to take photos of their food environments.

Undocumented, immigrant workers and their families are particularly vulnerable due to poor quality housing, frequent migration, lack of access to healthcare, language barriers, and fear of job loss or deportations.

Tthe reality of food production is often quite far from the images and impressions provided by packaging and marketing.

Resilience is the ability to withstand, recover from and adapt to a disruptive event.

What would it look like if we incorporated food system issues into climate action plans?

The proposed 2017 legislation does not ensure that any animals will be raised free from antibiotics.

We need to invite more creativity into our work lives, into our food councils, into our conversations with stakeholders.

Monica Brooks is concerned about the growth of operations by companies like Tyson, Mountaire Farms and Perdue in Wicomico County, and their placement atop the Paleochannel, which is Salisbury’s main source of water.